Vitaceae
Ampelocissus

Ampelocissus sikkimensis (M.A.Lawson) Planch.

First published in Vigne Amér. Vitic. Eur. 8: 375 (1884)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. Himalaya to China (S. Yunnan). It is a climbing shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Nepal

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Samanta, A.K. (2014). An account of the family Vitaceae in Darjeeling and Sikkim himalayas, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 38: 90-97.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 12: 1-534. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 12: 1-534. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 4, 1988 Hooker, J.D. [1174], India K000701018 isolectotype Yes
Feb 4, 1988 Hooker, J.D. [1174], India K000701019 lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Hooker, J.D. [1629], India K000701021 syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Hooker, J.D. [s.n.], India K000701024 syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Hooker, J.D. [155], Sikkim K000701023 syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Hooker, J.D. [155], Sikkim K000701022 syntype Yes
Hooker, J.D. [1879], India K000701017 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.], India K000701020 syntype Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0