Ancistrocladus

Ancistrocladus
Ancistrocladus heyneanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Ancistrocladaceae
Planch. ex Walp.
Genus: Ancistrocladus
Wall.
Species

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Synonyms
  • Wormia Vahl (1810), nom. illeg.
  • Bembix Lour. (1790), nom. rej.
  • Bigamea Endl. (1840).
  • Ancistrella Tiegh.(1903).

Ancistrocladus is a genus of woody lianas in the monotypic family Ancistrocladaceae. The branches climb by twining other stems or by scrambling with hooked tips. They are found in the tropics of the Old World.

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