Kingdom Plantae Genus Ampelocissus Rank Species | Family Vitaceae Scientific name Ampelocissus africana Order Vitales | |
Similar Ampelocissus, Ampelocissus acetosa, Ampelocissus latifolia, Utricularia reflexa, Utricularia pubescens | ||
Ampelocissus africana (known in Hausa as either Rogon daji or Lanbi) 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. It was originally described botanically in 1790 by João de Loureiro as Botria africanus, which is the basionym for its treatment here under Ampelocissus.
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