Cayratia
The genus Cayratia comprises approximately 45 species of plants, some of which have utility value to people. It is found in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, Africa, Australia, and islands of the Pacific Ocean.[1]
| Cayratia | |
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| Cayratia japonica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Vitales |
| Family: | Vitaceae |
| Subfamily: | Vitoideae |
| Genus: | Cayratia (Baker) Suess. |
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Within the Vitaceae, Cayratia is most closely related to Tetrastigma and Cyphostemma. However, Cayratia may not be monophyletic (for example, Cayratia japonica may be more closely related to Cyphostemma than it is to Cayratia pedata).[1]
Selected species
- Cayratia acris (F. Muell.) Domin
- Cayratia clematidea (F.Muell.) Domin
- Cayratia debilis (Baker) Suess.
- Cayratia delicatula (Willems) Desc.
- Cayratia eurynema B.L.Burtt
- Cayratia geniculata (Blume) Gagnep.
- Cayratia gracilis (Guill. & Perr.) Suess.
- Cayratia ibuensis (Hook.f.) Suess.
- Cayratia japonica (Thunb.) Gagnep.
- Cayratia mollissima (Wallich) Gagnep.
- Cayratia trifolia (L.) Domin
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References
- Soejima, A.; Wen, J. (2006), "Phylogenetic analysis of the grape family (Vitaceae) based on three chloroplast markers", American Journal of Botany, 93 (2): 278–287, doi:10.3732/ajb.93.2.278, PMID 21646189
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