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Taxon:
Cissus quadrangularis
L.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Cissus
Family:
Vitaceae
Subfamily:
Vitoideae
Nomen number:
10622
Place of publication:
Syst. nat. ed. 12, 2:124; Mant. pl. 1:39 ("
quadrangulus
"). 1767
Comment:
published simultaneously, but with variant spellings
spelling of ed. 12 retained in ed. 13
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
11/14/2002
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Vitis quadrangularis
(L.) Wall. ex Wight
No images
Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds.
1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr.
1963-1968. Flora of Java.
Note:
lists as "
quadrangula
"
Beetle, A. A.
1970. Recommended plant names. Univ. Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. J. 31
Craib, W. G. & A. F. G. Kerr, eds.
1925-1962. Florae siamensis enumeratio.
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds.
1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Note:
lists as "
quadrangula
"
Exell, A. W. et al., eds.
1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
URL:
http://www.kew.org/efloras/namesearch.do
Facciola, S.
1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds.
2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14
Hajra, P. K. et al., eds.
1999-. Flora of Andaman-Nicobar Islands
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards.
1989-. Flora of Ethiopia
Note:
Eritrea added in 2000
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper.
1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Note:
lists as "
quadrangula
"
Lombardi, J. A.
2000. Vitaceae: Generos
Ampelocissus
,
Ampelopsis
, e
Cissus
. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:153.
URL:
http://www.nybg.org/botany/ofn/
Mabberley, D. J.
1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Matthew, K. M.
1983. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Merxmüller, H., ed.
1966-1972. Prodromus einer flora von Sudwestafrika.
Mohamad, A. L.
1996. pers. comm.
Note:
re. common names
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Robyns, W. et al., eds.
1948-1963. Flore du Congo belge et du Ruanda-Urundi
Saldanha, C. J. & D. H. Nicolson.
1976. Flora of Hassan district.
Sharma, B. D. et al., eds.
1993-. Flora of India.
Shetty, B. V. & P. Singh.
1988. The Vitaceae in Rheede's
Hortus Malabaricus
. Taxon 37:172.
URL:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax
Thulin, M., ed.
1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Wood, J. R. I.
1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
Common names
English
veldt-grape –
Reference(s)
winged treebine –
Reference(s)
Swedish
kantcissus –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Chad
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Eritrea
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Somalia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Egypt
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Angola
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Limpopo
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Mpumalanga
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Benin
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Côte D'Ivoire
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Gambia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mali
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Central African Republic
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Oman
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Arabia
s.w.
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Yemen
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Bangladesh
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Pakistan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
India
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
s. Andaman Islands
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Myanmar
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Malaysia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Philippines
2
Cultivated
also cult.
Native
Africa
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Egypt
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Eritrea
,
Ethiopia
,
Sudan
,
Somalia
,
Chad
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
,
Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Central African Republic
,
Cameroon
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin
,
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Gambia
,
Mali
,
Nigeria
,
Senegal
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
,
Mozambique
,
Malawi
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
South Africa
[Limpopo, Mpumalanga]
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Oman
,
Saudi Arabia
(s.w.),
Yemen
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Bangladesh
,
India
,
Sri Lanka
,
Pakistan
INDO-CHINA:
India
[Andaman and Nicobar Islands (s. Andaman Islands)],
Myanmar
,
Thailand
MALESIA:
Indonesia
,
Malaysia
,
Philippines
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Environmental
ornamental
Mabberley, D. J.
1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Human food
vegetable
Facciola, S.
1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Human food
vegetable
Mohamad, A. L.
1996. pers. comm.
Note:
re. common names
Medicines
folklore
Lombardi, J. A.
2000. Vitaceae: Generos
Ampelocissus
,
Ampelopsis
, e
Cissus
. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:153.
URL:
http://www.nybg.org/botany/ofn/
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Name
References