Cissus tiliacea Kunth
First published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 5: 222 (1822)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Central America. It is a scrambling caudex geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Guatemala, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Cissus sicyoides f. tiliacea (Kunth) Planch. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 5: 525 (1887)
- Vitis tiliacea (Kunth) Hemsl. in Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 1: 204 (1879)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Cissus arsenii Standl. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 730 (1923)
- Cissus brevicaulis Gentry in Brittonia 6: 321 (1948)
- Cissus pallidiflora Lundell in Wrightia 4: 112 (1969)
- Cissus sinaloae Standl. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 731 (1923)
- Cissus subtruncata Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 284 (1909)
- Cissus tuberosa Moc. & Sessé ex DC. in Prodr. 1: 629 (1824)
- Vitis tuberosa (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) Hemsl. in Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 1: 204 (1879)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
- Ibarra-Manríquez, G. & al. (2015). Lianas of Mexico. Botanical Sciences 93: 365-417.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Ibarra-Manríquez, G. & al. (2015). Lianas of Mexico. Botanical Sciences 93: 365-417.
- Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinton, G.B. [8172], Mexico | Cissus tuberosa | K000601771 | Unknown type material | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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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
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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