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Family:
Vitaceae (grapevine family) Life
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There are about 14 genera and about 850 species worldwide
with five genera and 83 species in southern Africa. An additional four genera and
10 species are cultivated in southern Africa.
Genera native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
Ampelocissus About 100
species worldwide, with three species found in southern Africa. |
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Cayratia About 50 species,
found in tropical regions of the Old World.
Cayratia gracilis and Cayratia ibuensis (recorded from
Mozambique) are the only species found in southern Africa. |
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Cissus About 200 species,
found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions, with 16 species occurring
in southern Africa. An additional three species are cultivated in southern
Africa. |
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Cyphostemma About 250 species, found in tropical and subtropical
regions, with 50 species found in southern Africa. |
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Rhoicissus
Twelve species recorded in southern Africa. |
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Cultivated genera in southern Africa
List from
Glen (2002).
Ampelopsis About 25 species, native to Asia and North America. Most
are woody, deciduous shrubs but some grow as shrubs. Two species are grown as a garden
ornamental in southern Africa. |
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Parthenocissus A
genus of about 10 species of deciduous tendril climbers found in the
Himalayas, E. Asia, and North America. Two species are grown as garden ornamentals
in southern Africa. |
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Tetrastigma
One species cultivated in southern Africa - Tetrastigma voinieranum
(Chestnut vine), native to Laos. |
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Vitis (grapevine genus)
About 65 species, found in north temperate
regions. Most species are woody, deciduous tendril climbers, but some can
be shrub-like. The Grapevine Vitis
vinifera originates from Orient and northwest India and is widely
grown for production of table grapes, grapejuice, wine and vinegar.
Vitis labrusca (Catawba) is also cultivated in southern Africa, native
to eastern USA. |
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Publications
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Merxmüller, H. & Schreiber, A. 1969.
Vitaceae. Prodromus einer Flora von Südwestafrika 80: 1-8.
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Verdcourt, B. 1993. Flora of Tropical
East Africa. Vitaceae: 1-149.
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Wild, H. & Drummond, R.B. 1963. Vitaceae. Flora
zambesiaca 2: 439-492.
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