Cissus verticillata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Vitales |
| Family: | Vitaceae |
| Genus: | Cissus |
| Species: | C. verticillata
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| Binomial name | |
| Cissus verticillata (L.) Nicolson & C.E.Jarvis
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Cissus verticillata, the princess vine[2] or seasonvine,[3] is an evergreen perennial vine in the grapevine family Vitaceae. It grows primarily in tropical regions near sea level, including many locations in the Caribbean region.[4]
Description
[edit]The vine – a liana – is a long-stemmed, woody bush rooted in wet soil of tropical forests, and typically climbing around other plants to form a dense canopy.[1][4] Extrafloral nectaries are present in this species.[5]
Taxonomy
[edit]A large number of names have been synonymized to this species; currently 72 synonyms are recognized.[4]
Folk medicine
[edit]Historical folk medicine recommendations [for the use of this plant] include [for] “weakness of the stomach", fevers and antiepileptic action. The root bark was also chewed "to strengthen teeth".[6]
History and naming
[edit]Cissus verticillata (= C. sicyoides) was discovered in 1571 in Mexico (probably in what is today the state of Michoacán) and first described in 1574 by Nicolás Monardes who named in Spanish Carlo Sancto. In Europe the plant was compared to hop (Humulus lupulus L.) so it was named by Caspar Bauhin Lupulus Mechiocanus (which means "hop of Michoacán"). The roots of Cissus verticillata were exported to Europe as material for folk medicine near the end of the 18th century.[6]
References
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- ^ a b Bárrios, S.; Copeland, A. (2021). "Cissus verticillata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T170649642A192151185. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T170649642A192151185.en. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "Cissus verticillata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ NRCS. "Cissus verticillata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Cissus verticillata subsp. verticillata". Plants of the World Online.
- ^ Weber, Marjorie G.; Keeler, Kathleen H. (2012-10-18). "The phylogenetic distribution of extrafloral nectaries in plants". Annals of Botany. 111 (6): 1251–1261. doi:10.1093/aob/mcs225. eISSN 1095-8290. PMC 3662505.
- ^ a b Drobnik, J.; de Oliveira, A. B. (2015). "Cissus verticillata (L.) Nicolson & C.E. Jarvis (Vitaceae): its identification and usage in the sources from 16th to 19th century". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 171: 317–329. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2015.06.003. PMID 26074377.
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