Vitis shuttleworthii

Vitis shuttleworthii is a North American liana (woody vine) in the grape family commonly known as the caloosa grape (alternatively spelled calusa). It is native to south and central Florida, with isolated populations in southern Alabama.[2][3]

Caloosa grape
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Vitales
Family: Vitaceae
Genus: Vitis
Species:
V. shuttleworthii
Binomial name
Vitis shuttleworthii
Synonyms[1]

Vitis coriacea Shuttlew. ex Planch. 1887 not Michx. 1803

The species was first described in 1887 using the name Vitis coriacea.[4] However, this name had already been used for an Asian plant,[5] so it was necessary to coin another name of the American species, now called V. shuttleworthii.[6][2]

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