''Cissus alata'', grape ivy, is a species of flowering plant in the 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 ...

. It is native to the New World Tropics, from Mexico down to Bolivia, and over to Venezuela, Trinidad and Guyana. Under its synonym ''Cissus rhombifolia'', the Venezuela treebine, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's

Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established annual award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions. History The Award of Garden Merit ...

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alata Flora of Mexico Flora of Central America Flora of western South America Flora of Venezuela Flora of Trinidad and Tobago Flora of Guyana Plants described in 1763 Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Vitaceae-stub