Cissampelos pareira
Velvetleaf
Also known as: Cissampelos acuminata Benth. +13 more
- Cissampelos acuminata Benth.
- Cissampelos argentea Kunth
- Cissampelos auriculata Miers
- Cissampelos australis A.St.-Hil.
- Cissampelos benthamiana Miers
- Cissampelos caapeba Roxb.
- Cissampelos canescens Miq.
- Cissampelos cocculus Buch.-Ham. ex Steud.
- Cissampelos cocculus Poir.
- Cissampelos consociata Miers
- Cissampelos cordata Ruiz ex J.F.Macbr.
- Cissampelos delicatula Miers
- Cissampelos diffusa Miers
- Cissampelos discolor DC.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Menispermaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a liana.
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Cissampelos pareira (commonly known as Velvetleaf) is a climbing plant belonging to the Menispermaceae family. Originating in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, North America, and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Aldabra, Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Aruba, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cambodia, Cayman Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Maluku, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rwanda, Réunion, Somalia, Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Surinam, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Windward Is., Zimbabwe