Ampelocissus winkleri

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Ampelocissus winkleri
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Vitales
Family: Vitaceae
Genus: Ampelocissus
Species:
A. winkleri
Binomial name
Ampelocissus winkleri

Ampelocissus winkleri is a woody climbing vine, or liana in the grape family Vitaceae native to the island of Borneo. It was described botanically in 1910. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bot. Jahrb. Syst. xiiv. 535 (1910) "Plant Name Details for Ampelocissus winkleri". IPNI . Retrieved November 3, 2009.