Ampelocissus elegans

{{Short description|Species of vine}}

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|genus = Ampelocissus

|species = elegans

|authority = Gagnep.Gagnep. Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Autun 23: 20 1911

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|Vitis elegans|Kurz

|Vitis coralloides|Hook.f. ex M.A.Lawson}}

|synonyms_ref ={{cite web |url= https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:869594-1 |title= Ampelocissus elegans Gagnep. |author= |date=n.d. |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=February 12, 2024}}{{cite web |url= https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/CYBW |title= Ampelocissus elegans Gagnep. |author= |date=n.d. |website=Catalogue of Life |publisher=Species 2000 |access-date=February 12, 2024}}

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Ampelocissus elegans is a species in the genus Ampelocissus.{{citation |title=Ampelocissus elegans |work=The Plant List |url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2634348 |accessdate=2015-12-18}} It is a herbaceous climber with trifoliate leaves.{{citation |title=Ampelocissus elegans (Kurz) Gegnep.|url=http://uforest.org/Species/A/Ampelocissus_elegans.html |website=Urban Forest: An Identification Guide to the Flora of Singapore and Southeast Asia |accessdate=2015-12-17 }}

Uses

The trifoliate leaves of A. elegans are used in cooking and herbs. It used as a spice in cooking. The fruit of A. elegans can be used in Chinese herbs.{{citation needed|date=December 2015}}

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elegans

Category:Plants described in 1911

Category:Taxa named by François Gagnepain

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