Glossy forest grape | |
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Fruit of R. rhomboidea | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Vitales |
Family: | Vitaceae |
Genus: | Rhoicissus |
Species: | R. rhomboidea |
Binomial name | |
Rhoicissus rhomboidea (E.Mey ex Harv.) Planch. |
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Synonyms | |
Vitis rhomboidea (E.Mey. ex Harv.) Szyszyl. |
Vitis rhomboidea (E.Mey. ex Harv.) Szyszyl.
Cissus rhomboidea E.Mey. ex Harv. (basionym)
Rhoicissus rhomboidea is a climbing plant in the Vitaceae family, commonly known as the Glossy forest grape. It is found in the eastern forests of southern Africa. The species was first described in 1859, treated under Cissus.