Apocissus
''Apocissus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Vitaceae. It includes seven species of climbing or scrambling vines, with six species native to New Guinea and Australia, and one species native to Central and South America. The species in ''Apocissus'' were formerly placed in ''Cissus'', a large genus with a wide distribution in the tropics and subtropics. They are distinguished from ''Cissus'' by the presence of Domatium, domatia and/or ‘pouch-like' stipules. Jackes and Trias-Blasi (2023) concluded that ''Apocissus'' diverged from the core ''Cissus'' clade in the early Eocene, when South America and Australia were still connected via Antarctica. Species Seven species are accepted. *''Apocissus acrantha'' – New Guinea *''Apocissus antarctica'' – eastern Australia *''Apocissus behrmannii'' – New Guinea *''Apocissus hypoglauca'' – eastern and southeastern Australia *''Apocissus oblonga'' – eastern Australia *''Apocissus sterculiifolia'' – eastern ...
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