Vitaceae
Cissus

Cissus assamica (M.A.Lawson) Craib

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1911: 31 (1911)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. India to S. China and Malesia. It is a climbing shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chayamarit, K. & Balslav, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Thailand 14(4): 511-669. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • 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

  • Chayamarit, K. & Balslav, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Thailand 14(4): 511-669. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • GBIF ( 2021-continuously updated). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • 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).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 1987 Griffirth, W. [389] India K000736249 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1987 s.coll. [s.n.] K000736248 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1987 Wallich [5998-F] Bangladesh K000736252 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1987 Wallich [6001B] Bangladesh K000736251 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1987 Griffirth, W. [389] India K000736250 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1987 Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [942] India K000736254 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1987 Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [934] India K000736253 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fujikawa, K.; Srisanga, P.; Maknoi, C.; Shein Man, L.; Shine, L. [095173] Burma K001569185 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 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 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0