Rhoicissus

Rhoicissus is an Afrotropical plant genus in the grape family Vitaceae and subfamily Vitoideae. There are between nine and twenty-two accepted species.

The leaves of species R. tomentosa and R. tridentata are eaten by caterpillars of the silver striped hawkmoth (Hippotion celerio).

Selected species
The genus includes the following species: Rhoicissus digitata (L.f.) Gilg & Brandt Rhoicissus drepanophylla Gilg Rhoicissus edulis De Wild. Rhoicissus holstii Engl. Rhoicissus kougabergensis Retief & van Jaarsv. Rhoicissus laetans Retief Rhoicissus megalismontanus Oberm. Rhoicissus napaeus C.A.Sm. Rhoicissus revoilii Planch. Rhoicissus rhomboidea (E.Mey. ex Harv.) Planch. Rhoicissus sansibarensis Gilg Rhoicissus schlechteri Gilg & Brandt Rhoicissus sekhukhuniensis Retief, S.J.Siebert & A.E.van Wyk Rhoicissus sessilifolia Retief Rhoicissus tomentosa (Lam.) Wild & R.B.Drumm. Rhoicissus tridentata (L.f.) Wild & R.B.Drumm. Rhoicissus usambarensis Gilg Rhoicissus verdickii De Wild.