The grape family (Vitaceae) is a large, with approximately 1000 species spread throughout the warm countries of the world and is famous for its most celebrated member, the grapevine, Vitis vinifera. In southern Africa this family is represented by five genera (Ampelocisssus, Cayratia, Cissus, Cypostemma and Rhoicissus) and 53 species. In southern Africa, the genus Rhoicissus is represented by 10 species that occur in all the provinces of South Africa except the Northern Cape and all other southern African countries except Namibia and Botswana.

Rhoicissus rhomboidea commonly known as Bimbrikos or Bobbejaantou in Afrikaans and Glossy Forest Grape or Kaffir Rope Wood in English is a South African indigenous species found in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces. It is a vigorous climber. The branchlets have long red hairs. It has tri-foliate leaves. From spring to summer it bears small yellowish-green flowers which are followed by grape-like fleshy purplish edible fruits.