Cissampelos capensis

Cissampelos capensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ranunculales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Menispermaceae
Subfamilia: Menispermoideae
Tribus: Cissampelideae
Genus: Cissampelos
Species: Cissampelos capensis

Name

Cissampelos capensis L.f., Suppl. Pl. 432. 1781 [1782]. (as Capensis)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Antizoma capensis (L.f.) Diels, Pflanzenr. (Engler) IV. 94 (Heft 46): 307(–308). 1910.

• Heterotypic
  • Cissampelos fruticosa L.f., Suppl. Pl. 432. 1782.
  • Cissampelos humilis Poir., Encycl. [J.Lamarck & al.] 5: 11. 1804.
  • Antizoma capensis var. pulverulenta Harv. in Harv. & Sond., Fl. Cap. 1: 11. 1860.
  • Phyllanthus cinereoviridis Pax in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43: 76 (1909)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Souther Africa Cape Provinces, Namibia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. (filius) 1782 ["1781"]. Supplementum Plantarum systematis vegetabilium editionis decimae tertiae, generum plantarum editionis sextae, et specierum plantarum editionis secundae. [XVI]+468 pp. Impensis Orphanotrophei, Brunsvigae [Braunschweig]. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Harvey, W.H. 1860. Order III. Menispermaceae, DC. Pp. 9–13 in Harvey, W.H. & Sonder, O.W., Flora Capensis: being a systematic description of the plants of the Cape Colony, Caffraria, & Port Natal, Volume 1, Ranunculaceae to Connaraceae. Hodges, Smith, and Co., Dublin; A. S. Robertson, Capetown. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Cissampelos capensis. Published online. Accessed: 29 March 2019.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cissampelos capensis.
• Hassler, M. 2019. Cissampelos capensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 March 29. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 20600199. 29. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: March 2019 20600199.
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Cissampelos capensis. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 29 March 2019.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: dawidjies, dawidjiewortel

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