Rhoicissus rhomboidea

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Glossy forest grape
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Fruit of R. rhomboidea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Vitales
Family: Vitaceae
Genus: Rhoicissus
Species:
R. rhomboidea
Binomial name
Rhoicissus rhomboidea
Synonyms

Vitis rhomboidea(E.Mey. ex Harv.) Szyszyl. [1]
Cissus rhomboideaE.Mey. ex Harv. (basionym) [1]

Rhoicissus rhomboidea is a climbing plant in the family Vitaceae, commonly known as the glossy forest grape. It is found in the eastern forests of southern Africa. [2] The species was first described in 1859, treated under Cissus . [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4
    • R. rhomboidea was published in Monographiae Phanerogamarum 5: 467. 1887
    • V. rhomboidea was published in Polypet. Rehmann. 2: 45. 1888.
    • C. rhomboidea was published in Flora Capensis 1: 252. 1859. "Name - Rhoicissus rhomboidea (E.Mey. ex Harv.) Planch". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden . Retrieved May 25, 2010.
  2. Pooley, E. (1993). The Complete Field Guide to Trees of Natal, Zululand and Transkei. ISBN   0-620-17697-0.