Ampelocissus africana
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Vitales |
| Family: | Vitaceae |
| Genus: | Ampelocissus |
| Species: | A. africana
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| Ampelocissus africana | |
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Ampelocissus africana is a species of flowering plant in the grape family, Vitaceae.[3][5] It is a type of woody vine or liana that bears edible fruit.[4][6] It was originally described botanically in 1790 by João de Loureiro as Botria africanus, which is the basionym for its treatment here under Ampelocissus.[2][4]
Distribution
It is native Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Caprivi Strip, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania (including the Zanzibar Archipelago, from where the type specimen was collected), Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.[3]
References
- ^ Kalema, J. (2021). "Ampelocissus africana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T179547A1582393. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T179547A1582393.en. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ^ a b Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. ser.2, 24(2): 253. 1935 "Plant Name Details for Ampelocissus africana". IPNI. Retrieved November 5, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Ampelocissus africana (Lour.) Merr". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ^ a b c H.Wild & R.B.Drummond (1966). "eFloras results for Ampelocissus africana in VITACEAE". Flora Zambesiaca. 2, Part 2. eFloras, through the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. Retrieved November 5, 2009.
- ^ "Ampelocissus africana (Lour.) Merr". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ^ Robert Freeman (March 10, 1998). "VITACEAE". Famine Foods. Center for New Crops and Plant Products, Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture: Purdue University. Archived from the original on 2009-07-05. Retrieved November 5, 2009.
External links
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Ampelocissus africana". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.