Vitaceae

Ampelocissus Planch.

First published in Vigne Amér. Vitic. Eur. 8: 372 (1884), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropics & Subtropics.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, East Himalaya, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mauritania, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Panamá, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • DC. Monogr. Ampelid. 368 (1887)
  • Suessenguth in E. & P. Pflanzenfam. 20D: 299 (1953).
  • in Journ. Vigne Am. 8: 372 (1884)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in A. & C. DC., Mon. Phan. 5, 2: 368 (1887) nom. conserv.
  • in La Vigne Amer. 8: 372 (1884)

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Descoings in Fl. Gabon 14: 70 (1968)
  • in A. & C. DC., Monogr. Phan. 5: 368 (1887)
  • in Fl. Cameroun 13: 7 (1972), nom. conserv.
  • in La Vigne Amér. 8: 372 (1884)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 8, 2010 Asik Mantor [SAN 139555] Malaysia K000605590 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Wight, R. [518] India K000701010 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Wight, R. [518] India K000701009 Unknown Type Material Yes
Low, Y.W.; Wong, K.M.; Muhd. Ariffin, A.K.; Watu, A.; Azlan, P.; Rauzaidi, M. [LYW 854] Brunei K001905812 No
De Kok, R.; et al [S97857] Malaysia K001560547 Yes
De Kok, R.; et al [S97857] Malaysia K001560548 Yes
Mildbraed, G., W. J. [10692] Cameroon K000093426 Yes
Tanzania K:SPC-39177.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0