CISSUS ARALIOIDES
Author:
Jules Émile Planchon, 1887
Family:
VITACEAE
Origin:
Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda
Elevation:
Publisher:
A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 5: 513 (1887)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
20 Centimetres
Height:
8-25 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Vitis aralioides, Baker, 1868.
Cissus aralioides subsp. orientalis, Verdc.
This member of the Vitaceae family was given this name by Jules Émile Planchon in 1887. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Zaire and Zambia, growing in a rather rich soil with some to lots of water and little to some sun. The caudex can grow to 20 centimetres or more, the vines can reach eight or even 25 metres. The flowers are greenish white to cream. The generic name is derived from the Greek word κισσος kissos, meaning 'ivy'. The species name means 'looking like Aralia.
Flower
Greenish White - Cream
Soil
Rich
Water
Medium - Maximum
Sun
Minimum - Medium
