Genus of grapevine
Rhoicissus Afrotropical plant genus in the grape family Vitaceae and subfamily Vitoideae . There are between nine and twenty-two accepted species.[ 2] [ 1] [ 3]
The leaves of species R. tomentosa 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
^ a b 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 .^ "Rhoicissus" . The Plant List . 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2013 .^ a b 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 . ^ a b "Rhoicissus " . Biodiversity Explorer . Iziko Museums of Cape Town . Retrieved December 13, 2009 .^ "Search results for genus Rhoicissus " . IPNI . Retrieved December 13, 2009 .
