4910.000 Ampelocissus Planch.

Description of the genus

Erect perennials, climbers or lianes. Tendrils present, arising from the peduncle, rarely 0. Stipules triangular, inconspicuous. Leaves simple, entire or lobed or digitately 3-5-foliolate. Inflorescences of condensed cymes. Petals 5. Disk ± entire, clasping the ovary. Style ± conic and very short. Seeds usually 4.

Worldwide: c. 100 species, occurring in the tropics.

Mozambique: 4 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
africana (Lour.) Merr. var. africana	N,Z,T,MS	Description, Image
multistriata (Baker) Planch.	N,Z,MS
obtusata (Welw. ex Baker) Planch. subsp. kirkiana (Planch.) Wild & R.B. Drumm.	Z,MS,GI	Description, Image
obtusata (Welw. ex Baker) Planch. subsp. obtusata	N	Image

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Flora of Botswana: Ampelocissus
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ampelocissus
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ampelocissus
JSTOR Plant Science: Ampelocissus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ampelocissus
Plants of the World Online: Ampelocissus
Tropicos: Ampelocissus
Wikipedia: Ampelocissus