Ampelocissus is a genus of Vitaceae having 90 or more species found variously in tropical Africa, Asia, Central America, and Oceania. The type species, A. latifolia, was originally treated under its basionym, Vitis latifolia, and was collected from the Indian subcontinent.
Species of Ampelocissus are herbaceous or woody, hermaphroditic or polygamo-dioecious flowering plants with tendrils for climbing. Fruits are grape-like berries having 1-4 seeds. Their diploid chromosomal number is 40 (2n=40).
Species Plants of the World Online currently includes:
Ampelocissus abyssinica (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Planch. Ampelocissus acapulcensis (Kunth) Planch. Ampelocissus acetosa (F.Muell.) Planch. Ampelocissus aculeata (Span.) Planch. Ampelocissus africana (Lour.) Merr. Ampelocissus amentacea Ridl. Ampelocissus angolensis (Baker) Planch. Ampelocissus arachnoidea (Hassk.) Planch. Ampelocissus araneosa (Dalzell) Gamble Ampelocissus artemisiifolia Planch. Ampelocissus ascendiflora Latiff Ampelocissus asekii J.Wen, Kiapranis & Lovave Ampelocissus banaensis Gagnep. Ampelocissus barbata (Wall.) Planch. Ampelocissus birii P.Singh & B.V.Shetty Ampelocissus bombycina (Baker) Planch. Ampelocissus borneensis Merr. Ampelocissus botryostachys Planch. Ampelocissus butoensis C.L.Li Ampelocissus capillaris (Ridl.) Merr. Ampelocissus cardiospermoides Planch. Ampelocissus celebica Suess. Ampelocissus chaffanjonii (H.Lév.) Rehder Ampelocissus changensis Craib Ampelocissus cinnamomea (Wall.) Planch. Ampelocissus complanata Latiff Ampelocissus concinna (Baker) Planch. Ampelocissus debilis Ridl. Ampelocissus dekindtiana Gilg Ampelocissus dichrothrix (Miq.) Suess. Ampelocissus dissecta (Baker) Planch. Ampelocissus divaricata (Wall. ex M.A.Lawson) Planch. Ampelocissus dolichobotrys Quisumb. & Merr. Ampelocissus edulis (De Wild.) Gilg & M.Brandt Ampelocissus elegans Gagnep. Ampelocissus elephantina Planch. Ampelocissus erdvendbergiana Planch. Ampelocissus filipes Planch. Ampelocissus floccosa (Ridl.) Galet Ampelocissus frutescens Jackes Ampelocissus gardineri (F.M.Bailey) Jackes Ampelocissus gracilipes Stapf Ampelocissus gracilis (Wall.) Planch. Ampelocissus harmandii Planch. Ampelocissus helferi (M.A.Lawson) Planch. Ampelocissus hoabinhensis C.L.Li Ampelocissus humulifolia Gagnep. Ampelocissus imperialis (Miq.) Planch. Ampelocissus indica (L.) Planch. Ampelocissus iomalla Gilg & M.Brandt Ampelocissus javalensis (Seem.) W.D.Stevens & A.Pool Ampelocissus korthalsii Planch. Ampelocissus latifolia (Roxb.) Planch. Ampelocissus leonensis (Hook.f.) Planch. Ampelocissus leptotricha Diels Ampelocissus lowii (Hook.f.) Planch. Ampelocissus macrocirrha Gilg & M.Brandt Ampelocissus madulidii Latiff Ampelocissus martini Planch. Ampelocissus mesoamericana Lombardi Ampelocissus mottleyi (Hook.f.) Planch. Ampelocissus muelleriana Planch. Ampelocissus multifoliola Merr. Ampelocissus multiloba Gilg & M.Brandt Ampelocissus multistriata (Baker) Planch. Ampelocissus nitida (M.A.Lawson) Planch. Ampelocissus obtusata (Welw. ex Baker) Planch. Ampelocissus ochracea (Teijsm. & Binn.) Merr. Ampelocissus pauciflora Merr. Ampelocissus pedicellata Merr. Ampelocissus phoenicantha Alston Ampelocissus poggei Gilg & M.Brandt Ampelocissus polystachya (Wall. ex M.A.Lawson) Planch. Ampelocissus polythyrsa (Miq.) Gagnep. Ampelocissus pterisanthella (Ridl.) Merr. Ampelocissus racemifera (Jack) Planch. Ampelocissus robinsonii Planch. Ampelocissus rubiginosa Lauterb. Ampelocissus rubriflora Gagnep. Ampelocissus rugosa (Wall.) Planch. Ampelocissus sapinii (De Wild.) Gilg & M.Brandt Ampelocissus sarcocephala (Schweinf. ex Oliv.) Planch. Ampelocissus schimperiana (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Planch. Ampelocissus sikkimensis (M.A.Lawson) Planch. Ampelocissus similkameenensis Cevallos-Ferriz & Stockey, 1990 Ampelocissus spicifer (Griff.) Planch. Ampelocissus tenuis Merr. Ampelocissus thyrsiflora (Blume) Planch. Ampelocissus tomentosa (Roth) Planch. Ampelocissus trichoclada Quisumb. & Merr. Ampelocissus verschuerenii De Wild. Ampelocissus wightiana B.V.Shetty & Par.Singh Ampelocissus winkleri Lauterb. Ampelocissus xizangensis C.L.Li
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