Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae: Vitales

Vitaceae - Wild grape family

Leeaceae

Wild, H. & Drummond, R.B. (1966) Vitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2)

Description of the family

Erect, trailing or climbing perennial herbs, climbing shrubs or small trees, with swollen nodes. Tendrils usually present, leaf-opposed or arising from the peduncle. Stipules present or 0. Leaves alternate, simple or digitately lobed or compound (rarely pedate). Flowers usually bisexual, actinomorphic. Calyx ± entire or 4-6-lobed. Petals 4-6, free. Disk ring-shaped or of separate glands. Ovary superior, 2-locular. Fruit a berry with 1-4 seeds.

Worldwide: 14 genera and 850 species, occurring in tropical and warm areas.

Zimbabwe: 6 genera and 45 taxa.

Links to genera: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family

Genus	Content
Ampelocissus Planch.	Description, Image
Cayratia Juss.	Description, Image
Cissus L.	Description, Image
Cyphostemma (Planch.) Alston	Description, Image
Parthenocissus Planch.	Description, Image
Rhoicissus Planch.	Description, Image

Other sources of information about Vitaceae:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Vitaceae
Flora of Burundi: Vitaceae
Flora of Caprivi: Vitaceae
Flora of the DRC: Vitaceae
Flora of Malawi: Vitaceae
Flora of Mozambique: Vitaceae
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Vitaceae
Flora of Rwanda: Vitaceae
Flora of Zambia: Vitaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Vitaceae

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Vitaceae
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Vitaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Vitaceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Vitaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Vitaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Vitaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Vitaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Vitaceae
Wikipedia: Vitaceae
Plants of the World Online: Vitaceae
Tropicos: Vitaceae