''Ampelocissus winkleri'' is a woody climbing
vine, or
liana
A liana is a long- stemmed, woody vine that is rooted in the soil at ground level and uses trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the canopy in search of direct sunlight. The word ''liana'' does not refer to a ta ...
in the grape family
Vitaceae
The Vitaceae are a family of flowering plants, with 14 genera and around 910 known species, including common plants such as grapevines (''Vitis'' spp.) and Virginia creeper (''Parthenocissus quinquefolia''). The family name is derived from the ge ...
native to the island of
Borneo. It was described botanically in 1910.
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References
External links
Specimen picture of ''A. winkleri''
from the
Laboratory of Biodiversity at Kagoshima University
, abbreviated to , is a Japanese national university located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
History
The university was established in 1949 consolidating the following schools because of educational reform in occupied Japan.
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winkleri
Plants described in 1910
Flora of Borneo
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