Taxon: Cissus trifoliata (L.) L.

Summary

Genus:

Cissus

Family:

Vitaceae

Subfamily:

Vitoideae

Nomen number:

10629

Place of publication:

Syst. nat. ed. 10, 2:897. 1759

Verified:

03/25/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

8 (2 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Sicyos trifoliatus L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cissus incisa Des Moul.
Vitis incisa Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. 1969. Arizona flora, ed. 2.
León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
Lombardi, J. A. 1995. Typification of names of South American Cissus (Vitaceae). Taxon 44:203.
Lombardi, J. A. 2000. Vitaceae: Generos Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis, e Cissus. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:185.
Long, R. W. & O. Lakela. 1971. A flora of tropical Florida.
Wunderlin, R. P. 1982. Guide to the vascular plants of central Florida
Yatskievych, G. 1999-. Steyermark's Flora of Missouri, revised edition
1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
2018. Oklahoma vascular plant database

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	ivy treebine	as Cissus incisa	1	Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas Note: as Cissus incisa
English	marine-ivy		1	Yatskievych, G. 1999-. Steyermark's Flora of Missouri, revised edition
English	marinevine		1	Yatskievych, G. 1999-. Steyermark's Flora of Missouri, revised edition
English	possum-grape	as Cissus incisa	1	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English	sorrelvine	as Cissus incisa	1	1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
English	vine-sorrel	as Cissus incisa	1	1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Spanish	hierba del buey	as Cissus incisa	2	Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas Note: as Cissus incisa

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri		Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja California Sur		Lombardi, J. A. 2000. Vitaceae: Generos Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis, e Cissus. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:185.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua		Lombardi, J. A. 2000. Vitaceae: Generos Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis, e Cissus. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:185.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza		Lombardi, J. A. 2000. Vitaceae: Generos Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis, e Cissus. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:185.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango		Lombardi, J. A. 2000. Vitaceae: Generos Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis, e Cissus. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:185.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo León		Lombardi, J. A. 2000. Vitaceae: Generos Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis, e Cissus. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:185.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí		Lombardi, J. A. 2000. Vitaceae: Generos Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis, e Cissus. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:185.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa		Lombardi, J. A. 2000. Vitaceae: Generos Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis, e Cissus. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:185.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora		Lombardi, J. A. 2000. Vitaceae: Generos Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis, e Cissus. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:185.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas		Lombardi, J. A. 2000. Vitaceae: Generos Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis, e Cissus. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:185.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama		Clark, R. C. 1971. The woody plants of Alabama. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 58:205.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida	s. & c.	Lombardi, J. A. 2000. Vitaceae: Generos Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis, e Cissus. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:185.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana		Lombardi, J. A. 2000. Vitaceae: Generos Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis, e Cissus. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:185.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi		Lombardi, J. A. 2000. Vitaceae: Generos Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis, e Cissus. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:185.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo		Lombardi, J. A. 2000. Vitaceae: Generos Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis, e Cissus. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:185.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		Lombardi, J. A. 2000. Vitaceae: Generos Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis, e Cissus. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:185.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla		Lombardi, J. A. 2000. Vitaceae: Generos Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis, e Cissus. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:185.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Quintana Roo		Lombardi, J. A. 2000. Vitaceae: Generos Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis, e Cissus. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:185.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Lombardi, J. A. 2000. Vitaceae: Generos Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis, e Cissus. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:185.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Yucatán		Lombardi, J. A. 2000. Vitaceae: Generos Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis, e Cissus. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:185.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona		Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Aruba			Lombardi, J. A. 2000. Vitaceae: Generos Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis, e Cissus. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:185.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Bahamas			Lombardi, J. A. 2000. Vitaceae: Generos Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis, e Cissus. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:185.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba			León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Hispaniola			Lombardi, J. A. 2000. Vitaceae: Generos Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis, e Cissus. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:185.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Jamaica			Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Puerto Rico		Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Virgin Islands, U.S.		Lombardi, J. A. 2000. Vitaceae: Generos Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis, e Cissus. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:185.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Virgin Islands, U.S.		Lombardi, J. A. 2000. Vitaceae: Generos Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis, e Cissus. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:185.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela			Lombardi, J. A. 2000. Vitaceae: Generos Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis, e Cissus. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:185.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Lombardi, J. A. 2000. Vitaceae: Generos Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis, e Cissus. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:185.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Loja	possibly	Lombardi, J. A. 2000. Vitaceae: Generos Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis, e Cissus. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:185.

Native
Northern America

NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Florida (s. & c.), Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Michoacán de Ocampo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Quintana Roo, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Aruba, Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, United States [Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S., Virgin Islands, U.S.]
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador [Loja (possibly)]

Reference(s)

Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
Clark, R. C. 1971. The woody plants of Alabama. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 58:205.
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
Lombardi, J. A. 2000. Vitaceae: Generos Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis, e Cissus. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 80:185.
Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=10629. Accessed 12 May 2026.