''Clematicissus angustissima'' is a vine in the
Vitaceae
The Vitaceae are a family of flowering plants, with 14 genera and around 910 known species, including common plants such as grapevines (''Vitis'' spp.) and Virginia creeper (''Parthenocissus quinquefolia''). The family name is derived from the ...
family, endemic to the
Geraldton
Geraldton ( Wajarri: ''Jambinu'', Wilunyu: ''Jambinbirri'') is a coastal city in the Mid West region of the Australian state of Western Australia, north of the state capital, Perth.
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area of
Western Australia
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.
The species was first described as ''
Vitis
''Vitis'' (grapevine) is a genus of 79 accepted species of vining plants in the flowering plant family Vitaceae. The genus is made up of species predominantly from the Northern Hemisphere. It is economically important as the source of grapes, ...
angustissima'' in 1859 by
Ferdinand von Mueller
Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, (german: Müller; 30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Vic ...
, from a specimen collected by
Oldfield on the
Murchison River.
In 1887 Jules Planchon reassigned it to his newly described genus, ''Clematicissus
''Clematicissus'' is a plant genus in the family Vitaceae.
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Vitaceae genera
Vitaceae
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Description
''C. angustissima'' is a deciduous vine growing from numerous tubers. The tendrils are leaf-opposed and the five-palmate (3-7) leaves can be entire or deeply indented. The inflorescence is leaf-opposed and multi-flowered with congested heads. Both calyx and corolla are five-lobed. The berries are fleshy and purplish-black to black when mature.
Habitat
It is found in woodlands, generally on sand or loam.
References
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Vines
Vitaceae
Plants described in 1859
Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller
Flora of Western Australia