Clematicissus angustissima

Clematicissus angustissima is a vine in the Vitaceae family, endemic to the Geraldton area of Western Australia.[2][3]

Clematicissus angustissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Vitales
Family: Vitaceae
Genus: Clematicissus
Species:
C. angustissima
Binomial name
Clematicissus angustissima
Synonyms[1]

Vitis angustissima F.Muell.

The species was first described as Vitis angustissima in 1859 by Ferdinand von Mueller, from a specimen collected by Oldfield on the Murchison River.[4][5] In 1887 Jules Planchon reassigned it to his newly described genus, Clematicissus,[4][6] with Clematicussus angustissima being the type species.[6]

Description

C. angustissima is a deciduous vine growing from numerous tubers. The tendrils are leaf-opposed and the five-palmate (3-7) leaves can be entire or deeply indented. The inflorescence is leaf-opposed and multi-flowered with congested heads. Both calyx and corolla are five-lobed. The berries are fleshy and purplish-black to black when mature.[3]

Habitat

It is found in woodlands, generally on sand or loam.[3]

References
  1. "Clematicissus angustissima Planch". Plants of the World online.
  2. "Clematicissus angustissima Planch." www.gbif.org. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  3. B R Jackes (1989). "REVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN VITACEAE, 4. CLEMATICISSUS PLANCHON". Austrobaileya. 3: 101–102. ISSN 0155-4131. JSTOR 41738740. Wikidata Q92299925.
  4. "Clematicissus angustissima". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  5. Mueller, F.J.H. von (1859). "Viniferae". Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. 1 (6): 141.
  6. Planchon, J.E. (1887). Candolle, A.L.P.P.; Candolle, A.C.P. (eds.). "Monographie des Ampélidées vrais". Monographiae Phanerogamarum. 5 (2): 422.
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