Rhoicissus
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| Rhoicissus rhomboidea entangling a Mimusops caffra, Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiospermae |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Subclass: | Rosidae |
| Order: | Vitales |
| Family: | Vitaceae |
| Genus: | Rhoicissus Planch.[1] |
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Rhoicissus is a genus in the Grape family and the Vitoideae subfamily having 2 or more species.[1][2]
The leaves of species R. tomentosa and R. tridentata are eaten by caterpillars of the Silver Striped Hawkmoth (Hippotion celerio).[3]
Selected species
Rhoicissus digitata (L.f.) Gilg & Brandt
Rhoicissus drepanophylla Gilg
Rhoicissus edulis De Wild.
Rhoicissus holstii Engl.
Rhoicissus kougabergensis Retief & van Jaarsv.
Rhoicissus laetans Retief
Rhoicissus megalismontanus Oberm.
Rhoicissus napaeus C.A.Sm.
Rhoicissus revoilii Planch.
Rhoicissus rhomboidea (E.Mey. ex Harv.) Planch.
Rhoicissus sansibarensis Gilg
Rhoicissus schlechteri Gilg & Brandt
Rhoicissus sekhukhuniensis Retief, S.J.Siebert & A.E.van Wyk
Rhoicissus sessilifolia Retief
Rhoicissus tomentosa (Lam.) Wild & R.B.Drumm.
Rhoicissus tridentata (L.f.) Wild & R.B.Drumm.
Rhoicissus usambarensis Gilg
Rhoicissus verdickii De Wild.
Sources
- ^ a b GRIN (April 3, 2006). "Rhoicissus information from NPGS/GRIN". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
- ^ a b GRIN. "Species in GRIN for genus Rhoicissus". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "Rhoicissus". Biodiversity Explorer. Iziko Museums of Cape Town. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
- ^ "Search results for genus Rhoicissus". IPNI. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
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