The genus ''Cayratia'' consists of species of
vine
A vine (Latin ''vīnea'' "grapevine", "vineyard", from ''vīnum'' "wine") is any plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent (that is, climbing) stems, lianas or runners. The word ''vine'' can also refer to such stems or runners themselv ...
plants, typical of the tribe
Cayratieae
The Cayratieae is one of five tribes of vine plants that are now recognised in this subfamily Vitoideae.Wen J, Lu LM, Nie ZI, Liu XQ, Zhang N, Ickert‐Bond S, Gerrath J, Manchester SR, Boggan J, Chen ZD (2018) A new phylogenetic tribal classifi ...
. Some of them are useful, and they are found in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, Africa, Australia, and islands of the Pacific Ocean.
Within the Vitaceae, ''Cayratia'' is most closely related to ''
Tetrastigma
''Tetrastigma'' is a genus of plants in the grape family, Vitaceae. The plants are lianas that climb with tendrils and have palmately compound leaves. Plants are dioecious, with separate male and female plants; female flowers are characterized ...
'' and ''
Cyphostemma
''Cyphostemma'' is a flowering plant genus in the family Vitaceae, with around 250 species distributed throughout the tropics and subtropics. These species are caudiciform and used to belong to the genus ''Cissus''. The genus name comes from Gre ...
''. As previously configured, the genus ''Cayratia'' was found not be
monophyletic
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(for example, ''C. japonica'' was moved to ''
Causonis'' being distinct from ''Cayratia pedata'', the
type species
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).
Species
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# '' Cayratia acris'' (F.Muell.) Domin
# '' Cayratia acuminata'' (A.Gray) A.C.Sm.
# '' Cayratia albifolia'' C.L.Li
# '' Cayratia anemonifolia'' (Zipp. ex Miq.) Suess.
# '' Cayratia apoensis'' (Elmer) Quisumb.
# '' Cayratia calcicola'' Domin
# '' Cayratia cambodiana'' Gagnep.
# ''Cayratia cardiophylla
The genus ''Cayratia'' consists of species of vine plants, typical of the tribe Cayratieae. Some of them are useful, and they are found in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, Africa, Australia, and islands of the Pacific Ocean.
Within the Vi ...
'' Jackes
# '' Cayratia cardiospermoides'' (Planch. ex Franch.) Gagnep.
# '' Cayratia ceratophora'' Gagnep.
# '' Cayratia cheniana'' L.M.Lu & J.Wen
# ''Cayratia ciliifera
The genus ''Cayratia'' consists of species of vine plants, typical of the tribe Cayratieae. Some of them are useful, and they are found in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, Africa, Australia, and islands of the Pacific Ocean.
Within the Vi ...
'' (Merr.) Chun
# ''Cayratia coi
The genus ''Cayratia'' consists of species of vine plants, typical of the tribe Cayratieae. Some of them are useful, and they are found in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, Africa, Australia, and islands of the Pacific Ocean.
Within the Vi ...
'' J.Wen & Boggan
# ''Cayratia cordifolia
The genus ''Cayratia'' consists of species of vine plants, typical of the tribe Cayratieae. Some of them are useful, and they are found in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, Africa, Australia, and islands of the Pacific Ocean.
Within the Vi ...
'' C.Y.Wu ex C.L.Li
# ''Cayratia cumingiana
The genus ''Cayratia'' consists of species of vine plants, typical of the tribe Cayratieae. Some of them are useful, and they are found in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, Africa, Australia, and islands of the Pacific Ocean.
Within the Vi ...
'' (Turcz.) Galet
# ''Cayratia cuneata
The genus ''Cayratia'' consists of species of vine plants, typical of the tribe Cayratieae. Some of them are useful, and they are found in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, Africa, Australia, and islands of the Pacific Ocean.
Within the Vi ...
'' Domin
# ''Cayratia daliensis
The genus ''Cayratia'' consists of species of vine plants, typical of the tribe Cayratieae. Some of them are useful, and they are found in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, Africa, Australia, and islands of the Pacific Ocean.
Within the Vi ...
'' C.L.Li
# '' Cayratia debilis'' (Baker) Suess.
# ''Cayratia delicatula
The genus ''Cayratia'' consists of species of vine plants, typical of the tribe Cayratieae. Some of them are useful, and they are found in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, Africa, Australia, and islands of the Pacific Ocean.
Within the Vi ...
'' (Willems) Desc.
# ''Cayratia emarginata
The genus ''Cayratia'' consists of species of vine plants, typical of the tribe Cayratieae. Some of them are useful, and they are found in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, Africa, Australia, and islands of the Pacific Ocean.
Within the Vi ...
'' Trias-Blasi & J.Parn.
# ''Cayratia fugongensis
The genus ''Cayratia'' consists of species of vine plants, typical of the tribe Cayratieae. Some of them are useful, and they are found in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, Africa, Australia, and islands of the Pacific Ocean.
Within the Vi ...
'' C.L.Li
# '' Cayratia gracilis'' (Guill. & Perr.) Suess.
# '' Cayratia hayatae'' Gagnep.
# '' Cayratia ibuensis'' (Hook.f.) Suess.
# '' Cayratia imerinensis'' (Baker) Desc.
# '' Cayratia irosinensis'' (Elmer) Galet
# '' Cayratia lanceolata'' (C.L.Li) J.Wen & Z.D.Chen
# '' Cayratia lineata'' (Warb.) Merr. & L.M.Perry
# '' Cayratia longiflora'' Desc.
# '' Cayratia medoensis'' C.L.Li
# '' Cayratia megacarpa'' (Lauterb.) Merr. & L.M.Perry
# '' Cayratia melananthera'' Gagnep.
# '' Cayratia menglaensis'' C.L.Li
# '' Cayratia mollissima'' (Wall.) Gagnep.
# '' Cayratia nervosa'' (Planch.) Suess.
# '' Cayratia novemfolia'' (Wall. ex M.A.Lawson) Burkill ex Suess.
# '' Cayratia palauana'' (Hosok.) Suess.
# '' Cayratia palmata'' Gagnep.
# ''Cayratia pedata
The genus ''Cayratia'' consists of species of vine plants, typical of the tribe Cayratieae. Some of them are useful, and they are found in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, Africa, Australia, and islands of the Pacific Ocean.
Within the Vi ...
'' (Lam.) Gagnep.
type species
# '' Cayratia pellita'' Gagnep.
# '' Cayratia polydactyla'' (Miq.) Galet
# '' Cayratia reticulata'' (M.A.Lawson) Mabb.
# '' Cayratia ridleyi'' Suess.
# '' Cayratia roxburghii'' (Planch.) Gagnep.
# '' Cayratia saponaria'' (Seem. ex Benth.) Domin
# '' Cayratia schumanniana'' (Gilg) Suess.
# '' Cayratia seemanniana'' A.C.Sm.
# '' Cayratia setulosa'' (Diels & Gilg) Suess.
# '' Cayratia sonneratii'' Gagnep.
# '' Cayratia thalictrifolia'' (Planch.) Suess.
# '' Cayratia timorensis'' (DC.) C.L.Li
# '' Cayratia triternata'' (Baker) Desc.
References
External links
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1936085
Vitaceae genera