Climbing

The following is a list of cultivated species which at least some of the time possess this spot-character.

Included here are semi-climbing shrubs and herbaceous climbing or twining plants. Those that are both woody and climbing are placed under the spot-character 'lianes'. Many species have been placed under both categories.

FamilySpeciesComment
Acanthaceae Thunbergia alata
Annonaceae Artabotrys monteiroae
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Ancylobothrys petersiana
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Dictyophleba lucida
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Landolphia buchananii
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Landolphia kirkii
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Saba comorensis
Apocynaceae subfamily Periplocoideae Mondia whitei
Apocynaceae subfamily Periplocoideae Tacazzea apiculata
Araliaceae Astropanax goetzenii
Aristolochiaceae Aristolochia littoralis
Asparagaceae Asparagus asparagoides
Asparagaceae Asparagus racemosus
Asteraceae Mikania chenopodiifolia
Asteraceae Solanecio angulatus
Capparaceae Capparis tomentosa
Colchicaceae Gloriosa superba
Connaraceae Agelaea pentagyna
Connaraceae Rourea minor
Convolvulaceae Cuscuta hyalina
Convolvulaceae Dichondra micrantha
Convolvulaceae Hewittia malabarica
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea batatas
Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea dumetorum
Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea praehensilis
Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea quartiniana
Euphorbiaceae Tragia brevipes
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Caesalpinia decapetala
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Pterolobium stellatum
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Tylosema fassoglense
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Canavalia africana
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Clitoria ternatea
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Dalbergia lactea
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Psophocarpus lancifolius
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Psophocarpus scandens
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Rhynchosia resinosa
Iteaceae Itea rhamnoides
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus surattensis
Myrsinaceae Embelia schimperi
Oleaceae Jasminum abyssinicum
Opiliaceae Opilia amentacea
Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida
Phytolaccaceae Phytolacca dodecandra
Polygonaceae Antigonon leptopus
Rhamnaceae Gouania longispicata
Rhamnaceae Helinus mystacinus
Rosaceae Rubus apetalus
Rosaceae Rubus pinnatus
Rubiaceae Mussaenda arcuata
Rubiaceae Rutidea orientalis
Rutaceae Toddalia asiatica
Sapindaceae Cardiospermum grandiflorum
Sapindaceae Paullinia pinnata
Smilacaceae Smilax anceps
Solanaceae Solanum terminale
Tropaeolaceae Tropaeolum majus
Urticaceae Urera hypselodendron
Urticaceae Urera trinervis
Vitaceae Ampelocissus obtusata subsp. kirkiana
Vitaceae Cayratia gracilis
Vitaceae Cayratia ibuensis
Vitaceae Cissus integrifolia
Vitaceae Cissus petiolata
Vitaceae Cissus quadrangularis
Vitaceae Cissus rotundifolia
Vitaceae Cissus welwitschii
Vitaceae Cyphostemma adenocaule
Vitaceae Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Vitaceae Rhoicissus revoilii
Vitaceae Rhoicissus tridentata
Number of species: 70


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: List of cultivated species with each spot-character: Climbing.
https://www.capriviflora.com/cult/species-spot-display.php?spot_id=1, retrieved 24 April 2024

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