''Causonis'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s belonging to the family
Vitaceae
The Vitaceae are a family of flowering plants, with 14 genera and around 910 known species, including common plants such as Vitis, grapevines (''Vitis'' spp.) and Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Virginia creeper (''Parthenocissus quinquefolia''). Th ...
;
it is now placed in the
tribe
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...
Cayratieae
The Cayratieae is one of five tribes of vine plants that are now recognised in this subfamily Vitoideae.Wen J, Lu LM, Nie ZI, Liu XQ, Zhang N, Ickert-Bond S, Gerrath J, Manchester SR, Boggan J, Chen ZD (2018) A new phylogenetic tribal classifica ...
.
Its native range is Tropical and Subtropical Asia to Southwestern Pacific.
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Species
''Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
History
Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...
'' currently includes:[
# '' Causonis clematidea'' (F.Muell.) Jackes
# '' Causonis corniculata'' (Benth.) J.Wen & L.M.Lu
# '' Causonis eurynema'' (B.L.Burtt) Jackes
# '' Causonis japonica'' (Thunb.) Raf. - type species
# '' Causonis maritima'' (Jackes) Jackes
# '' Causonis pterita'' (Merr.) J.Wen & L.M.Lu
# '' Causonis trifolia'' (L.) Mabb. & J.Wen
]
References
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Vitaceae
Vitaceae genera