Rhoicissus

Rhoicissus is an Afrotropical plant genus in the grape family Vitaceae and subfamily Vitoideae. There are between nine and twenty-two accepted species.[2][1][3]

Rhoicissus
Rhoicissus tomentosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Vitales
Family: Vitaceae
Subfamily: Vitoideae
Genus: Rhoicissus
Planch.[1]
Species

See text.

The leaves of species R. tomentosa and R. tridentata are eaten by caterpillars of the silver striped hawkmoth (Hippotion celerio).[4]

Selected species

The genus includes the following species:[3][4][5]
Rhoicissus digitata (L.f.) Gilg & Brandt
Rhoicissus drepanophylla Gilg
Rhoicissus edulis De Wild.
Rhoicissus holstii Engl.
Rhoicissus kougabergensis Retief & van Jaarsv.
Rhoicissus laetans Retief
Rhoicissus megalismontanus Oberm.
Rhoicissus napaeus C.A.Sm.
Rhoicissus revoilii Planch.
Rhoicissus rhomboidea (E.Mey. ex Harv.) Planch.
Rhoicissus sansibarensis Gilg
Rhoicissus schlechteri Gilg & Brandt
Rhoicissus sekhukhuniensis Retief, S.J.Siebert & A.E.van Wyk
Rhoicissus sessilifolia Retief
Rhoicissus tomentosa (Lam.) Wild & R.B.Drumm.
Rhoicissus tridentata (L.f.) Wild & R.B.Drumm.
Rhoicissus usambarensis Gilg
Rhoicissus verdickii De Wild.

Leaf variation and flower buds

References
  1. GRIN (April 3, 2006). "Rhoicissus information from NPGS/GRIN". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  2. "Rhoicissus". The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  3. GRIN. "Species in GRIN for genus Rhoicissus". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  4. "Rhoicissus". Biodiversity Explorer. Iziko Museums of Cape Town. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  5. "Search results for genus Rhoicissus". IPNI. Retrieved December 13, 2009.


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