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Botanical Family · Vitales

Vitaceae

Grape family

24 speciesOrder Vitales8+ well-known plants

Climbing vines with tendrils arising opposite leaves. Includes grape (Vitis), boston ivy (Parthenocissus), and cissus.

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Representative VITACEAE specimen
Representative specimen · Vitaceae
Key pattern

Alternate, often palmately veined leaves on woody climbers that grip using tendrils positioned directly opposite a leaf rather than growing from its axil; small flowers ripen into a juicy berry.

The tendrils here are modified flower-cluster branches, not modified leaves or stipules as in most other climbing plants — a structural quirk that quietly sets the family apart.

Identify the species

Which Vitaceae species is this?

Answer what you can see and narrow it down to a single Vitaceae species.

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Leaf TypeIs the leaf a single blade, or divided into leaflets?
Palmately compound (leaflets radiate from one point)
Simple (single blade)
Leaf SurfaceWhat does the leaf surface feel or look like?
Glabrous
Glabrous (smooth, hairless)
Hirsute (coarsely hairy)
Pubescent (softly hairy)
HabitWhat is the plant's growth habit?
Climbing vine
Woody climbing vine
Leaf SurfaceWhat does the leaf surface feel or look like?
Glabrous (smooth, hairless)
Not sure / other
Pubescent (softly hairy)
Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs)
HabitWhat is the plant's growth habit?
Climbing vine
Climbing/erect vine

How to recognise the Vitaceae family

  • 01

    Leaf arrangement: alternate

  • 02

    Leaf type: simple/palmate compound

  • 03

    Growth forms: vine/shrub

  • 04

    Inflorescence: cymose/panicle

  • 05

    Fruit: berry

Typical leaf characters

Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.

Typical flower & fruit

Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.

Notable members

Red-Stemmed Wild Grape-VineAmpelocissus indicaWild Grape, Jungle Angoor, Jungle Grave VineAmpelocissus latifoliaHairy Wild GrapeAmpelocissus tomentosaBirdfoot Grape-VineCayratia pedataFox GrapeCayratia trifoliaBegonia VineCissus discolorFive-Finger Wild GrapeCissus elongataAdament Creeper, Bone Setter, Edible-Stemmed VineCissus quadrangularis

All 24 species in VITACEAE

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