Ampelocissus abyssinica
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| Ampelocissus abyssinica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Vitales |
| Family: | Vitaceae |
| Genus: | Ampelocissus |
| Species: | A. abyssinica |
| Binomial name | |
| Ampelocissus abyssinica | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Ampelocissus abyssinica is a large climbing vine native to southeast Ethiopia, where it is known in the Afaan Oromo language by the name teru (also the name for a part of that country), and is used as a herbal treatment for the medical condition known as black leg.[1][2] Its first botanical description was in 1847 as Vitis abyssinica,[3] that name being the basionym for its treatment here under the genus Ampelocissus.[4]
