Ampelocissus
Ampelocissus is a genus of Vitaceae having 90 or more species found variously in tropical Africa, Asia, Central America, and Oceania. The type species, A. latifolia, was originally treated under its basionym, Vitis latifolia, and was collected from the Indian subcontinent.
Species of Ampelocissus are herbaceous or woody, hermaphroditic or polygamo-dioecious flowering plants with tendrils for climbing. Fruits are grape-like berries having 1-4 seeds. Their diploid chromosomal number is 40.Selected species
With the exception of A. asekii, the following list is based according to The Plant List, although not all species with full confidence:
- A. abyssinica Planch.
- A. acapulcensis Planch.
- A. acetosa Planch.
- A. aculeata Planch.
- A. africana Merr.
- A. amentacea Ridl.
- A. angolensis Planch.
- A. arachnoidea Planch.
- A. araneosa Gamble
- A. artemisiifolia Planch.
- A. ascendiflora Latiff
- A. asekii J.Wen, Kiapranis & Lovave
- A. banaensis Gagnep.
- A. barbata Planch.
- A. birii P.Singh & B.V.Shetty
- A. bombycina Planch.
- A. borneensis Merr.
- A. botryostachys Planch.
- A. butoensis C.L.Li
- A. capillaris Merr.
- A. cardiospermoides Planch.
- A. celebica Suess.
- A. chaffanjonii Rehder
- A. changensis Craib
- A. cinnamomea Planch.
- A. complanata Latiff
- A. compositifolia Planch.
- A. concinna Planch.
- A. costaricensis Lundell
- A. debilis Ridl.
- A. dekindtiana Gilg
- A. dichothrix Suess.
- A. dissecta Planch.
- A. divaricata Planch.
- A. dolichobotrys Quisumb. & Merr.
- A. edulis Gilg & M.Brandt
- A. elegans Gagnep.
- A. elephantina Planch.
- A. erdvendbergiana Planch.
- A. erdwendbergiana Planch.
- A. erdwendbergii Planch.
- A. filipes Planch.
- A. floccosa Galet
- A. frutescens Jackes
- A. gardineri Jackes
- A. gracilipes Stapf
- A. gracilis Planch.
- A. harmandii Planch.
- A. helferi Planch.
- A. hoabinhensis C.L.Li
- A. humulifolia Gagnep.
- A. imperialis Planch.
- A. indica Planch.
- A. iomalla Gilg & M.Brandt
- A. javalensis W.D.Stevens & A.Pool
- A. korthalsii Planch.
- A. latifolia Planch.
- A. leonensis Planch.
- A. leptotricha Diels
- A. lowii Planch.
- A. macrocirrha Gilg & M.Brandt
- A. madulidii Latiff
- A. martini Planch.
- A. mesoamericana Lombardi
- A. mottleyi Planch.
- A. muelleriana Planch.
- A. multifoliola Merr.
- A. multiloba Gilg & M.Brandt
- A. multistriata Planch.
- A. nitida Planch.
- A. obtusata Planch.
- A. ochracea Merr.
- A. pauciflora Merr.
- A. pedicellata Merr.
- A. phoenicantha Alston
- A. poggei Gilg & M.Brandt
- A. polystachya Planch.
- A. polythyrsa Gagnep.
- A. pterisanthella Merr.
- A. racemifera Planch.
- A. robinsonii Planch.
- A. rubiginosa Lauterb.
- A. rubriflora Gagnep.
- A. rugosa Planch.
- A. rupicola Craib
- A. sapinii Gilg & M.Brandt
- A. sarcocephala Planch.
- A. schimperiana Planch.
- A. sikkimensis Planch.
- A. spicifer Planch.
- A. tenuis Merr.
- A. thyrsiflora Planch.
- A. tomentosa Planch.
- A. trichoclada Quisumb. & Merr.
- A. verschuerenii De Wild.
- A. wightiana B.V.Shetty & P.Singh
- A. winkleri Lauterb.
- A. xizangensis C.L.Li
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