Cissus alata

Cissus alata, grape ivy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Vitaceae.[2] It is native to the New World Tropics, from Mexico down to Bolivia, and over to Venezuela, Trinidad and Guyana.[1] Under its synonym Cissus rhombifolia, the Venezuela treebine, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][4]

Cissus alata
Cissus alata leaves
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Vitales
Family: Vitaceae
Genus: Cissus
Species:
C. alata
Binomial name
Cissus alata
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Cissus pubescens Kunth
    • Cissus rhombifolia Vahl
    • Cissus sulcicaulis var. alata (Jacq.) Hassl.
    • Gonoloma alata (Jacq.) Raf.
    • Vitis alata (Jacq.) Kuntze
    • Vitis rhombifolia (Vahl) Baker

References
  1. "Cissus alata Jacq". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. "Cissus alata". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  3. Lombardi, Julio Antonio (1995). "Typification of Names of South American Cissus (Vitaceae)". Taxon. 44 (2): 193–206. doi:10.2307/1222442. JSTOR 1222442.
  4. "Cissus rhombifolia Venezuela treebine". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021. Synonyms; Cissus rhomboidea


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