Ampelocissus multistriata (Baker) Planch.

Vitaceae, Bernard Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1993

Morphology General Habit

Climber or liane with cylindric hollow glabrous finely striate stems.

Morphology Leaves

Leaves digitately 3–5-foliolate, rarely simple and 5-lobed; leaflets narrowly obovate or elliptic, the terminal one largest, the outermost laterals often asymmetric, 5–22 cm. long, 2–11 cm. wide, acuminate at the apex, cuneate at the base, serrate or serrate-crenate, glabrous; petiole 6.5–13 cm. long; petiolules 0–5(–15) mm. long.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers

Flowers in rather lax much-branched panicles of cymes; peduncle 5–14 cm. long, with the tendril branching ±1.5 cm. below the rhachis; pedicels 1.5–2 mm. long, puberulous.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Calyx salver-shaped, 1 mm. diameter, entire or undulate, glabrous.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla

Petals reddish pink or vinaceous, less often cream, oblong, 2 mm. long, glabrous.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens

Stamens ±1.5 mm. long, with vinaceous filaments and yellow anthers.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Disc

Disk vinaceous, cupular, almost hiding the 5-angled ovary.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Fruits green, ellipsoid, 1–1.4 cm. long.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds

Seeds dark brown, oblong-ellipsoid, 9 mm. long, 4–5.5 mm. wide; ventral keel strong; dorsal groove evident with ± 6 ridge-like rugae on either side.

Habitat

Markhamia, Stereospermum, Commiphora, Panicum bushland on steep slopes; 125–900 m.

Distribution

T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8

Vitaceae, H. Wild and R. B. Drummond. Flora Zambesiaca 2:2. 1966

Morphology General Habit

Liane or climber with cylindric hollow glabrous finely striate stems.

Morphology Leaves

Leaves (3) 5-foliolate or very occasionally simple and 5-lobed; petiole up to 13 cm. long, glabrous, finely striate; leaflets subsessile (or petiolule of terminal leaflet up to c. 5 mm. long); leaflet-lamina up to 22 × 11 cm., membranous, the lateral ones somewhat smaller than the terminal one, terminal leaflet narrowly obovate, lateral ones elliptic with the basal pair often asymmetric, apices acuminate, margins strongly serrate or serrate-crenate, bases cuneate, glabrous on both sides, paler below.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Inflorescence of rather lax much-branched paniculate cymes; peduncle up to 11 cm. long, glabrous, tendril branching from peduncle c. 1·5 cm. below the base of the inflorescence-rhachis; rhachis and all branches of inflorescence puberulous; pedicels up to 2 mm. long, puberulous.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Calyx 1 mm. in diam., salver-shaped, glabrous, entire or undulate.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla

Petals wine-coloured (or cream), 1 mm. long, oblong, glabrous.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens

Stamens shorter than the corolla lobes with wine-coloured filaments and yellow anthers.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Disc

Disk wine-coloured, cupular and almost hiding the pentagonal ovary.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Fruit c. 1 cm. long, ellipsoid.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds

Seeds dark brown, up to 9 × 4 mm., oblong-ellipsoid.

Ampelidaceae, Hutchinson and Dalziel. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:2. 1958

Morphology General Habit

A large herbaceous climber with glabrous, striate stems

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Inflorescence crowded, reddish

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Fruits smooth, grape-like

Ecology

In the savannah regions.