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