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Ampelocissus grantii

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Filed as Ampelocissus grantii (Baker) Planch. [family VITACEAE]
Filed as Ampelocissus grantii (Bak.) Planch. [family VITACEAE]
Syntype of Ampelocissus asarifolia Planch. [family VITACEAE]
Filed as Ampelocissus grantii (Baker) Planch. [family VITACEAE]
Ampelocissus grantii Planch. [family VITACEAE]
Ampelocissus grantii (Baker) Planch. subsp. gourmaensis A. Chev. [family VITACEAE]
Holotype of Vitis grantii Baker [family VITACEAE]
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Name

Identification
Ampelocissus grantii (Baker) Planch. [family VITACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Keay, R.W.J., 1948
Related name
  • Cissus sp.
  • Ampelocissus africana
  • Vitis grantii
  • Vitis asarifolius
  • Ampelocissus grantii
  • Ampelocissus asarifolia
Common name
  • enotipsi (Coull) j (GHANA, DAGBANI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • lassa (A Chev.; Brossart) (GUINEA, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • farakanaga (FB) farakanagua (A Chev.; Brossart) (GUINEA, MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • foroko-faraka (Vuillet; FB) (MALI, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • kõgho foroko faraka (JB) (SENEGAL, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5

Flora

Entry for Ampelocissus grantii (Bak.) Planch. [family VITACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 1, Part 2,
Names
Ampelocissus grantii (Bak.) Planch. [family VITACEAE], in Journ. Vigne Am. 9: 32 (1885); Gilg & Brandt l.c. 428, fig. 1, D, & fig. 2, A–F; Chev. in Rev. Bot. Appliq. 3: 451.
Vitis grantii Bak. [family VITACEAE], in F.T.A1: 400 (1868)
V. asarifolia Bak. [family ], l.c396 (1868)
Ampelocissus asarifolia (Bak.) Planch. [family VITACEAE], (1885)
Vitis chantinii Lécard ex Carrière [family VITACEAE], (1881)
Ampelocissus chantinii (Lécard ex Carrière) Planch. [family VITACEAE], (1885) — ChevBot139
Ampelocissus gourmaensis A. Chev. [family VITACEAE], in RevBotAppliq30: 452 (1950), and as subsp. of A. grantii on the previous page; Chev. Bot. 139, name only.
Information
Stems herbaceous, climbing, from a perennial underground stock, flowers yellow; in savannah,especially among rocks.
Habitat
; in savannah ~ especially among rocks
Distribution
Fr. G.: Kouroussa (Apr.) Pobéguin 702!IV.C.: Ouagadougou to Ouahigouya (fl. 8 fr. Aug.) Chev. 24742!Dah.: Konkobiri Chev. 24346; 24341. Djougou Chev. 23918. Kouandé to Konkobiri Chev. 24294.Fr.Nig.: Kodjar (July) Chev. 24388!N.Nig.: Sokoto (fl. & fr. Sept.) Dalz. 354! Zaria (May) Keay FHI 2291! 25732! Maiduguri (July) Ujor FHI 21945! Yola (fl. 8 young fr. June) Dalz. 63! 64!
Distribution (external)
French Cameroons
Ubangi-Shari-Chad
A.-E. Sudan
E. Africa
N. Rhodesia
S.
Rhodesia
Nyasaland
Mozambique

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