Vitaceae

Family of climbing plants with tendrils and berry fruits, mainly tropical. Includes the grapevine (Vitis vinifera). The genus Cissus contains numerous succulent or caudiciform species with thickened stems or tubers for water storage, native to arid regions of Africa and the Americas.

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42 spp.

Cissus

Large genus of the Vitaceae family with numerous succulent and caudiciform species. Succulent species have succulent stems, massive tubers or caudices that store water. Distributed mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, tropical America and Asia. Caudiciform species are highly prized in succulent collections for their unusual architecture.

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6 spp.

Rhoicissus

6 species