Cissus is a genus of approximately 350 species of lianas in the grape family (Vitaceae). They have a cosmopolitan distribution, though the majority are to be found in the tropics.
Vitis cinerea, the graybark grape, is a variety of grape. It has small black berries that are mildly unpleasant to eat. Plentiful in Missouri and Louisiana, it is also found throughout the eastern half of the US as far west as Texas, north to Illinois, and south to Florida. It is also known by the name winter grape or possum grape.
Vitis mustangensis, commonly known as the mustang grape, is a species of grape that is native to the southern United States. Its range includes parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma.
Staphylea trifolia, the American bladdernut, is native to eastern North America, from southern Ontario and southwestern Quebec west to Nebraska and Arkansas, and south to Florida. It is sometimes used as an ornamental plant.
Gnathothlibus erotus, the white-brow hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777.
Anemonoides trifolia, the three-leaved anemone, is a perennial herbaceous plant in buttercup family (Ranunculaceae).
The genus Cayratia comprises approximately 45 species of plants, some of which have utility value to people. It is found in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, Africa, Australia, and islands of the Pacific Ocean.
Cayratia acris is a species of plant native to Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Cayratia geniculata is a species of plant native to Asia. It has woody vines and 3-foliolate leaves.
Cayratia japonica is a species of herbaceous plant native to Australia and Asia. It is used as a traditional Chinese medicine to relieve swelling and heat, and to enhance diuresis and detoxification.
Cayratia debilis is a species of flowering plant in the Vitaceae family. It is native to equatorial Africa. It has herbaceous or slightly woody vines, with 5-foliate leaves and greenish-white or yellow flowers. Its stem, leaves and sap are used in herbal medicine in various African countries, and the leaves are eaten as a vegetable on the island of Bioko. Its fruits are inedible, although are fed to poultry in the Central African Republic to protect from influenza and coccidiosis.
Cayratia clematidea, known as the native grape or slender grape, is a common Australian vine in the grape family. Growing in or on the edges of rainforest, from the Shoalhaven River gorges north to Queensland. Tendrils form opposite the leaf.
Vitis arizonica is a North American species of wild grape. It is a deciduous vine.
Deuterocopus socotranus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found from India and Sri Lanka to Taiwan and Japan and through south-east Asia to New Guinea and Australia, where it is found from Townsville to Brisbane in Queensland. It is also present in Africa, Oman and Jemen.
Nippoptilia vitis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae, that is known from Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China and Thailand.
Thyrassia procumbens is a species of moth in the family Zygaenidae. It is found on Java and Sumatra.
Antispila argostoma is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. It is found in India.
Cayratia eurynema, commonly known as the soft water vine, is a plant in the grape family, found in Australia. A large woody climber usually seen in rainforest. This plant was first collected at Comboyne in May, 1935. It was named by the eminent English botanist, Bill Burtt.
Cayratia mollissima is an evergreen species of climber plant found in Indochina, Malaysia and the Philippines. It has 3-foliate leaves with small bluish green flowers and produces pinkish white berries, and usually grows at forest margins.
Heynea trifolia is a tree in the family Meliaceae. The correct scientific name is unresolved up to date, where some name the plant as Heynea trifolia and some others as Walsura trifoliolata. The above classification is according to The Plant List. The specific epithet trifolia is due to trifoliate leaves. The plant is native to India and Sri Lanka.
