Ampelocissus latifolia

Ampelocissus latifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Vitales
Family: Vitaceae
Genus: Ampelocissus[1]
Species: A. latifolia
Binomial name
Ampelocissus latifolia
(Roxb.) Planch.
Synonyms
Vitis latifolia Roxb.

Ampelocissus latifolia is a plant in the Vitoideae subfamily of the Grape family native to the Indian subcontinent (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan).[2]

It is the type species for the genus of Ampelocissus, and was originally treated under its basionym, Vitis latifolia, which was described scientifically in 1824.[2][3]

References

  1. "Name - !Ampelocissus Planch.". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Vigne Amer. Vitic. Eur. 8:374. 1884 GRIN (August 22, 2006). "Ampelocissus latifolia information from ARS/GRIN". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
  3. Chen, I; Manchester, S.R. (September 2007). "Seed morphology of modern and fossil Ampelocissus (Vitaceae) and implications for phytogeography". American Journal of Botany 94 (9): 1534–1553. doi:10.3732/ajb.94.9.1534. Retrieved November 16, 2009.