Biology:Ampelocissus africana

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Short description: Species of plant

Ampelocissus africana
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Vitales
Family: Vitaceae
Genus: Ampelocissus
Species:
A. africana
Binomial name
Ampelocissus africana
(Lour.) Merr.[1]
Synonyms[2]

Ampelocissus asarifolia (Baker) Planch.
Ampelocissus grantii Baker
Ampelocissus mossambicensis (Klotzsch) Planch.
Botria africana Lour.
Vitis grantii Baker
Vitis asarifolia Baker
Vitis mossambicensis Klotzsch

Ampelocissus africana is a type of vine that is woody, or liana of the grape family, bearing edible fruit. It is native to habitats in, and around forested areas in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Sudan, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania (including the Zanzibar Archipelago, from where the type specimen was collected), Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana.[2][3] It was originally described botanically in 1790 by João de Loureiro as Botria africanus, which is the basionym for its treatment here under Ampelocissus.[1][2]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4748102 entry