''Pterisanthes'' is a

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 ...

plant genus in the subfamily Vitoideae. Its native range is

Indochina Mainland Southeast Asia (historically known as Indochina and the Indochinese Peninsula) is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to th ...

to W.

Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. It is a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical kingdom. It was first recognized as a distinct region ...

including the Philippines. The relationship between ''Pterisanthes'' and another genus "'' Nothocissus''" with ''

Ampelocissus ''Ampelocissus'' is a genus of Vitaceae having 90 or more species found variously in tropical Africa, Asia, Central America, and Oceania. The type species, Ampelocissus latifolia, ''A. latifolia'', was originally treated under its basionym, ''Vit ...

'' has been debated, with the latter now subsumed within ''Ampelocissus'', but with ''Pterisanthes'' retained.Trias-Blasi A, Chayamarit K, Teerawatananon A, Parnell JAN (2014) A taxonomic revision of ''Pterisanthes'' (Vitaceae) in Thailand and a new Thai record for ''Pterisanthes cissioides''. ''Phytotaxa'' 159 (2): 95-104.

Species

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'' currently includes:Plants of the World Online: ''Pterisanthes'' Blume (retrieved 28 December 2021)
/ref> # '' Pterisanthes beccariana'' Planch. # '' Pterisanthes brevipedicellata'' Latiff # '' Pterisanthes caudigera'' (Griff.) Planch. # '' Pterisanthes cissioides'' Blume # '' Pterisanthes dalhousiae'' Planch. # ''

Pterisanthes eriopoda ''Pterisanthes'' is a vine plant genus in the subfamily Vitoideae. Its native range is Indochina to W. Malesia including the Philippines. The relationship between ''Pterisanthes'' and another genus "''Nothocissus''" with ''Ampelocissus'' has be ...

'' (Miq.) Planch. # '' Pterisanthes glabra'' Ridl. # '' Pterisanthes grandis'' Ridl. # '' Pterisanthes heterantha'' (Griff.) M.A.Lawson # '' Pterisanthes miquelii'' Planch. # '' Pterisanthes pedata'' M.A.Lawson # '' Pterisanthes polita'' (Miq.) M.A.Lawson # '' Pterisanthes pulchra'' Ridl. # '' Pterisanthes quinquefoliolata'' Merr. # '' Pterisanthes rufula'' (Miq.) Planch. # '' Pterisanthes stonei'' Latiff # '' Pterisanthes sumatrana'' Latiff

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q5938345 Vitaceae genera Vitaceae