''Cayratia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Vitaceae. It consists of species of
vine
A vine is any plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent (that is, climbing) stems, lianas, or runners. The word ''vine'' can also refer to such stems or runners themselves, for instance, when used in wicker work.Jackson; Benjamin; Da ...
plants, typical of the tribe
Cayratieae. Some of them are used by humans, and they are found in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, Africa, Australia, and islands of the Pacific Ocean.
Within the Vitaceae, ''Cayratia'' is most closely related to ''
Tetrastigma
''Tetrastigma'' is a genus of plants in the grape family, Vitaceae. The plants are lianas that climb with tendrils and have palmately compound leaves. Plants are dioecious, with separate male and female plants; female flowers are characterize ...
'' and ''
Cyphostemma
''Cyphostemma'' is a flowering plant genus in the family (biology), family Vitaceae, with around 250 species distributed throughout the tropics and subtropics. These species are Caudex, caudiciform and used to belong to the genus ''Cissus''. The ...
''. As previously configured, the genus ''Cayratia'' was found not be
monophyletic
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# the grouping contains its own most recent co ...
(for example, ''C. japonica'' was moved to ''
Causonis
''Causonis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Vitaceae; it is now placed in the tribe Cayratieae.
Its native range is Tropical and Subtropical Asia to Southwestern Pacific.
Species
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type species
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Species
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# '' Cayratia acris'' (F.Muell.) Domin
# '' Cayratia acuminata'' (A.Gray) A.C.Sm.
# '' Cayratia albifolia'' C.L.Li
# '' Cayratia anemonifolia'' (Zipp. ex Miq.) Suess.
# '' Cayratia apoensis'' (Elmer) Quisumb.
# '' Cayratia calcicola'' Domin
# '' Cayratia cambodiana'' Gagnep.
# '' Cayratia cardiophylla'' Jackes
# '' Cayratia cardiospermoides'' (Planch. ex Franch.) Gagnep.
# '' Cayratia ceratophora'' Gagnep.
# '' Cayratia cheniana'' L.M.Lu & J.Wen
# '' Cayratia ciliifera'' (Merr.) Chun
# '' Cayratia coi'' J.Wen & Boggan
# '' Cayratia cordifolia'' C.Y.Wu ex C.L.Li
# '' Cayratia cumingiana'' (Turcz.) Galet
# '' Cayratia cuneata'' Domin
# '' Cayratia daliensis'' C.L.Li
# '' Cayratia debilis'' (Baker) Suess.
# '' Cayratia delicatula'' (Willems) Desc.
# '' Cayratia emarginata'' Trias-Blasi & J.Parn.
# '' Cayratia fugongensis'' C.L.Li
# '' Cayratia gracilis'' (Guill. & Perr.) Suess.
# '' Cayratia hayatae'' Gagnep.
# '' Cayratia ibuensis'' (Hook.f.) Suess.
# '' Cayratia imerinensis'' (Baker) Desc.
# '' Cayratia irosinensis'' (Elmer) Galet
# '' Cayratia lanceolata'' (C.L.Li) J.Wen & Z.D.Chen
# '' Cayratia lineata'' (Warb.) Merr. & L.M.Perry
# '' Cayratia longiflora'' Desc.
# '' Cayratia medoensis'' C.L.Li
# '' Cayratia megacarpa'' (Lauterb.) Merr. & L.M.Perry
# '' Cayratia melananthera'' Gagnep.
# '' Cayratia menglaensis'' C.L.Li
# '' Cayratia mollissima'' (Wall.) Gagnep.
# '' Cayratia nervosa'' (Planch.) Suess.
# '' Cayratia novemfolia'' (Wall. ex M.A.Lawson) Burkill ex Suess.
# '' Cayratia palauana'' (Hosok.) Suess.
# '' Cayratia palmata'' Gagnep.
# ''Cayratia pedata
''Cayratia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Vitaceae. It consists of species of vine plants, typical of the tribe Cayratieae. Some of them are used by humans, and they are found in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, Africa, Aus ...
'' (Lam.) Gagnep.
type species
# '' Cayratia pellita'' Gagnep.
# '' Cayratia polydactyla'' (Miq.) Galet
# '' Cayratia reticulata'' (M.A.Lawson) Mabb.
# '' Cayratia ridleyi'' Suess.
# '' Cayratia roxburghii'' (Planch.) Gagnep.
# '' Cayratia saponaria'' (Seem. ex Benth.) Domin
# '' Cayratia schumanniana'' (Gilg) Suess.
# '' Cayratia seemanniana'' A.C.Sm.
# '' Cayratia setulosa'' (Diels & Gilg) Suess.
# '' Cayratia sonneratii'' Gagnep.
# '' Cayratia thalictrifolia'' (Planch.) Suess.
# '' Cayratia timorensis'' (DC.) C.L.Li
# '' Cayratia triternata'' (Baker) Desc.
References
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Vitaceae genera