Scientific name Rhoicissus Rank Genus | Higher classification Vitaceae Order Vitales | |
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Similar Rhoicissus rhomboidea, Vitaceae, Rhoicissus tomentosa, Rhoicissus digitata, Treebine | ||
Rhoicissus garden plants
Rhoicissus is an Afrotropical plant genus in the grape family Vitaceae and Vitoideae subfamily. There are between 9 and 22 accepted species.
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The leaves of species R. tomentosa and R. tridentata are eaten by caterpillars of the Silver Striped Hawkmoth (Hippotion celerio).
Selected species
The genus includes the following species:
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.