e-Key v3 - Key to Vitaceae Genera
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Interactive keys to the identification of seed plants of southern Africa using keys based on plant morphology.
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  • Flower bud cylindric, constricted ± in the middle, apex inflated
  • Petals hooded
  • Disc divided into 4 glands
  • Leaves compound, rarely simple or pedate
Cyphostemma
b
  • Flower bud conical or subglobose, not constricted in the middle
  • Disc annular
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  • Flower bud conical to ovoid
  • Disc thick, entire or lobed
  • Leaves simple, rarely lobed or digitately compound
Cissus
b
  • Flower bud subglobose
002
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  • Inflorescence usually with tendrils
  • Style ± conical, very short
  • disc entire, with furrows
Ampelocissus
b
  • Inflorescence never with tendrils
  • Style slender, readily visible
  • Disc without furrows
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  • Petals 4
  • Leaves 3-foliolate or pedate
  • Disc undulate, thin
Cayratia
b
  • Petals 5 or 6, rarely 4
  • Leaves simple or 3-foliolate
Rhoicissus

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