CHASMANTHERA DEPENDENS
Author:
Christian F.F. Hoschstter, 1844
Family:
MENISPERMACEAE
Origin:
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Elevation:
Publisher:
Hochst. (1844). In: Flora 27: 21.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
15 Centimetres
Height:
5 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds/?
CITES:
Synonyms:
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This member of the Menispermaceae family was described by Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hoschstter in 1844. It is found in Uganda, Sierra Leone to Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia, south to Angola, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It preferring a well drained soil with some to lots of both water and sun. It is found in bush- and savannah areas. The vines reach five metres, the caudex 15 centimetres and the clusters of flowers are greenish yellow.
The genera name from Greek; chasma; 'cleft' and Latin anthera; 'anther'.
The species name from Latin meaning 'suspended' or 'hanging down' for the growth form. A dioecious species, both male and female forms are needed to be grown, if fruit and seed are required. The caudex by J. Kwinston.
Flower
Greenish Yellow
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium - Maximum
Sun
Medium - Maximum