Rhoicissus rhomboidea

Glossy forest grape
Fruit of R. rhomboidea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Vitales
Family:Vitaceae
Genus:Rhoicissus
Species: R. rhomboidea
Binomial name
Rhoicissus rhomboidea
Synonyms

Vitis rhomboidea (E.Mey. ex Harv.) Szyszyl.[1]
Cissus rhomboidea E.Mey. ex Harv. (basionym)[1]

Rhoicissus rhomboidea is a climbing plant in the Vitaceae family, commonly known as the glossy forest grape. It is found in the eastern forests of southern Africa.[2] The species was first described in 1859, treated under Cissus.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4
    • R. rhomboidea was published in Monographiae Phanerogamarum 5: 467. 1887
    • V. rhomboidea was published in Polypet. Rehmann. 2: 45. 1888.
    • C. rhomboidea was published in Flora Capensis 1: 252. 1859. "Name - Rhoicissus rhomboidea (E.Mey. ex Harv.) Planch". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
  2. ↑ Pooley, E. (1993). The Complete Field Guide to Trees of Natal, Zululand and Transkei. ISBN 0-620-17697-0.


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