Biology:Clematicissus angustissima

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Short description: Species of vine

Clematicissus angustissima
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Vitales
Family: Vitaceae
Genus: Clematicissus
Species:
C. angustissima
Binomial name
Clematicissus angustissima
(F.Muell.) Planch.
Synonyms[1]

Vitis angustissima F.Muell.

Clematicissus angustissima is a vine in the Vitaceae family, endemic to the Geraldton area of Western Australia.[2][3]

The species was first described as Vitis angustissima in 1859 by Ferdinand von Mueller, from a specimen collected by Oldfield on the Murchison River.[4][5] In 1887Jules Planchon reassigned it to his newly described genus, Clematicissus,[4][6] with Clematicussus angustissima being the type species.[6]

Description

C. angustissima is a deciduous vine growing from numerous tubers. The tendrils are leaf-opposed and the five-palmate (3-7) leaves can be entire or deeply indented. The inflorescence is leaf-opposed and multi-flowered with congested heads. Both calyx and corolla are five-lobed. The berries are fleshy and purplish-black to black when mature.[3]

Habitat

It is found in woodlands, generally on sand or loam.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15565036 entry