- Rhoicissus rhomboidea
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Glossy forest grape Fruit of R. rhomboidea Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiospermae (unranked): Eudicots Subclass: Rosidae Order: Vitales Family: Vitaceae Genus: Rhoicissus Species: R. rhomboidea Binomial name Rhoicissus rhomboidea
(E.Mey ex Harv.) Planch.[1]Synonyms Vitis rhomboidea (E.Mey. ex Harv.) Szyszyl.[1]
Cissus rhomboidea E.Mey. ex Harv. (basionym)[1]Rhoicissus rhomboidea is a climbing plant in the Vitaceae family, 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]
References
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- 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. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/34000275. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ^ Pooley, E. (1993). The Complete Field Guide to Trees of Natal, Zululand and Transkei. ISBN 0 620 17697 0.
Categories:- Vitaceae
- Vines
- Flora of South Africa
- Creepers of South Africa
- Afromontane
- Fruit
- Plants described in 1859
- Rosid stubs
- ^ a b c d
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