4910.000 Ampelocissus
Description of the genus
Erect perennials, climbers or lianes. Tendrils present, arising from the peduncle, rarely 0. Stipules triangular, inconspicuous. Leaves simple, entire or lobed or digitately 3-5-foliolate. Inflorescences of condensed cymes. Petals 5. Disk ± entire, clasping the ovary. Style ± conic and very short. Seeds usually 4. Worldwide: c. 100 species, occurring in the tropics. Malawi: 2 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| africana (Lour.) Merr. var. africana | Description, Image | |
| obtusata (Welw. ex Baker) Planch. subsp. kirkiana (Planch.) Wild & R.B. Drumm. | S | Description, Image |
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