''Rhoicissus'' is an

Afrotropical The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopi ...

plant genus in the grape 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 ...

and subfamily Vitoideae. There are between nine and twenty-two accepted species. The leaves of species '' R. tomentosa'' and ''R. tridentata'' are eaten by

caterpillar Caterpillars ( ) are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths). As with most common names, the application of the word is arbitrary, since the larvae of sawflies (suborder ...

s of the silver striped hawkmoth (''Hippotion celerio'').

Selected species

The genus includes the following species:
'' Rhoicissus digitata'' (L.f.) Gilg & Brandt
''

Rhoicissus drepanophylla ''Rhoicissus'' is an Afrotropical realm, Afrotropical plant genus in the grape family Vitaceae and subfamily Vitoideae. There are between nine and twenty-two accepted species. The leaves of species ''Rhoicissus tomentosa, R. tomentosa'' and ''R. ...

'' Gilg
'' Rhoicissus edulis'' De Wild.
'' Rhoicissus holstii'' Engl.
'' Rhoicissus kougabergensis'' Retief & van Jaarsv.
'' Rhoicissus laetans'' Retief
'' Rhoicissus megalismontanus'' Oberm.
'' Rhoicissus napaeus'' C.A.Sm.
'' Rhoicissus revoilii'' Planch.
'' Rhoicissus rhomboidea'' (E.Mey. ex Harv.) Planch.
'' Rhoicissus sansibarensis'' Gilg
'' Rhoicissus schlechteri'' Gilg & Brandt
'' Rhoicissus sekhukhuniensis'' Retief, S.J.Siebert & A.E.van Wyk
'' Rhoicissus sessilifolia'' Retief
'' Rhoicissus tomentosa'' (Lam.) Wild & R.B.Drumm.
'' Rhoicissus tridentata'' (L.f.) Wild & R.B.Drumm.
'' Rhoicissus usambarensis'' Gilg
'' Rhoicissus verdickii'' De Wild.

References

Vitaceae Vitaceae genera Creepers of South Africa {{vitaceae-stub