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Cissus
Genus of grapevines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Cissus (disambiguation).
Cissus is a genus of approximately 350 species of lianas (woody vines) in the grape family (Vitaceae). They have a cosmopolitan distribution, though the majority are to be found in the tropics.
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Cissus | |
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Cissus nodosa | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Vitales |
Family: | Vitaceae |
Subfamily: | Vitoideae |
Genus: | Cissus L.[1] |
Species | |
About 350, see text |
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