The genus Cayratia consists of species of vine plants, typical of the tribe Cayratieae. Some of them are useful, and they are found in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, Africa, Australia, and islands of the Pacific Ocean.[1]

Cayratia
Cayratia pedata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Vitales
Family: Vitaceae
Tribe: Cayratieae
Genus: Cayratia
(Baker) Suess.
Species

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Within the Vitaceae, Cayratia is most closely related to Tetrastigma and Cyphostemma. As previously configured, the genus Cayratia was found not be monophyletic (for example, C. japonica was moved to Causonis being distinct from Cayratia pedata, the type species).[1]

Species

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Plants of the World Online currently includes:[2]

  1. Cayratia acris (F.Muell.) Domin
  2. Cayratia acuminata (A.Gray) A.C.Sm.
  3. Cayratia albifolia C.L.Li
  4. Cayratia anemonifolia (Zipp. ex Miq.) Suess.
  5. Cayratia apoensis (Elmer) Quisumb.
  6. Cayratia calcicola Domin
  7. Cayratia cambodiana Gagnep.
  8. Cayratia cardiophylla Jackes
  9. Cayratia cardiospermoides (Planch. ex Franch.) Gagnep.
  10. Cayratia ceratophora Gagnep.
  11. Cayratia cheniana L.M.Lu & J.Wen
  12. Cayratia ciliifera (Merr.) Chun
  13. Cayratia coi J.Wen & Boggan
  14. Cayratia cordifolia C.Y.Wu ex C.L.Li
  15. Cayratia cumingiana (Turcz.) Galet
  16. Cayratia cuneata Domin
  17. Cayratia daliensis C.L.Li
  18. Cayratia debilis (Baker) Suess.
  19. Cayratia delicatula (Willems) Desc.
  20. Cayratia emarginata Trias-Blasi & J.Parn.
  21. Cayratia fugongensis C.L.Li
  22. Cayratia gracilis (Guill. & Perr.) Suess.
  23. Cayratia hayatae Gagnep.
  24. Cayratia ibuensis (Hook.f.) Suess.
  25. Cayratia imerinensis (Baker) Desc.
  26. Cayratia irosinensis (Elmer) Galet
  27. Cayratia lanceolata (C.L.Li) J.Wen & Z.D.Chen
  28. Cayratia lineata (Warb.) Merr. & L.M.Perry
  29. Cayratia longiflora Desc.
  30. Cayratia medoensis C.L.Li
  31. Cayratia megacarpa (Lauterb.) Merr. & L.M.Perry
  32. Cayratia melananthera Gagnep.
  33. Cayratia menglaensis C.L.Li
  34. Cayratia mollissima (Wall.) Gagnep.
  35. Cayratia nervosa (Planch.) Suess.
  36. Cayratia novemfolia (Wall. ex M.A.Lawson) Burkill ex Suess.
  37. Cayratia palauana (Hosok.) Suess.
  38. Cayratia palmata Gagnep.
  39. Cayratia pedata (Lam.) Gagnep.
    type species
  40. Cayratia pellita Gagnep.
  41. Cayratia polydactyla (Miq.) Galet
  42. Cayratia reticulata (M.A.Lawson) Mabb.
  43. Cayratia ridleyi Suess.
  44. Cayratia roxburghii (Planch.) Gagnep.
  45. Cayratia saponaria (Seem. ex Benth.) Domin
  46. Cayratia schumanniana (Gilg) Suess.
  47. Cayratia seemanniana A.C.Sm.
  48. Cayratia setulosa (Diels & Gilg) Suess.
  49. Cayratia sonneratii Gagnep.
  50. Cayratia thalictrifolia (Planch.) Suess.
  51. Cayratia timorensis (DC.) C.L.Li
  52. Cayratia triternata (Baker) Desc.

References

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  1. ^ a b 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
  2. ^ Plants of the World Online: Cayratia Juss. (retrieved 24 December 2021)