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 In cladistics for a group of organisms, monophyly is the condition of being a clade—that is, a group of taxa composed only of a common ancestor (or more precisely an ancestral population) and all of its lineal descendants. Monophyletic gro ...

(for example, ''C. japonica'' was moved to ''

Causonis ''Causonis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Vitaceae; it is now placed in the tribe Cayratieae. Its native range is Tropical and Subtropical Asia to Southwestern Pacific. Species ''Plants of the World Online Plants o ...

'' being distinct from ''Cayratia pedata'', the

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...

Species

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'' currently includes:Plants of the World Online: ''Cayratia'' Juss. (retrieved 24 December 2021)
/ref> # '' Cayratia acris'' (F.Muell.) Domin # ''

Cayratia acuminata 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 ...

'' (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 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 ...

'' 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 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 ...

'' 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 ''Cayratia debilis'' is a species of flowering plant in the Vitaceae family. It is native to equatorial Africa. It has herbaceous or slightly woody vines, with 5-foliate leaves and greenish-white or yellow flowers. Its stem, leaves and sap are us ...

'' (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 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 ...

'' (Baker) Desc. # '' Cayratia irosinensis'' (Elmer) Galet # '' Cayratia lanceolata'' (C.L.Li) J.Wen & Z.D.Chen # ''

Cayratia lineata 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 ...

'' (Warb.) Merr. & L.M.Perry # '' Cayratia longiflora'' Desc. # '' Cayratia medoensis'' C.L.Li # ''

Cayratia megacarpa 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 ...

'' (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 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 ...

'' (Baker) Desc.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q1936085 Vitaceae genera