The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with plant names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. APNI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, please use the Australian Plant Census (APC) link above.
Showing Cissus cardiophylla
- APC
- Plantae(reg.)
- Charophyta(div.)
- Equisetopsida(cl.)
- Magnoliidae(subcl.)
- Rosanae(superordo)
- Vitales(ordo)
- Vitaceae(fam.)
- Cissus(gen.)
- cardiophylla(sp.)
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APC Dist.: Qld
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Type: "In nemoribus ad oppidum, Rockhampton, s.dat., Thozet [94] (holo: MEL 540180), labelled as Vitis cordata. "
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Comment: "The specific epithet ‘cardiophylla’ has been applied to two different species of Cissus L. (IPNI 2023). Standley (1929) described C. biformifolia Standl., from Panama, and C. cardiophylla Standl. from Costa Rica. In the Flora of Costa Rica, Standley (1937) considered these two species to be synonymous and placed C. cardiophylla Standl. into synonymy under C. biformifolia Standl. Jackes (1988) transferred the Australian species Vitis cardiophylla F.Muell. to Cissus as C. cardiophylla (F.Muell.) Jackes, but this name is an illegitimate later homonym of C. cardiophylla Standl. According to the ICN rules (Turland et al. 2018), another name is required for the Australian species. Originally the intention was to rename the species with a new epithet. However, the name Cissus muelleri Planch. is available for this species, having been previously included in the synonymy of C. cardiophylla (F.Muell.) Jackes (Jackes 1988)."