CYPHOSTEMMA ADENOCAULE
Author:
Bernard M. Descoings, 1966
Family:
VITACEAE
Origin:
Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda
Elevation:
Publisher:
Notul. Syst. (Paris) 16: 120. 1960
Collection number:
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Thickness:
2 0 Centimetres
Height:
2 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Cissus adenocaulis, Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel, 1847.
Vitis adenocaulis, Baker, 1868.
Cyphostemma adenocaule subsp. pulverulentum, Verdc.
This member of the Vitaceae family was given this name by Bernard M. Descoings in 1966. It is found in tropical Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The stem can grow up to 20 centimetres in diameter and reach a height of two meters. The flowers are yellowish-green.
The genera name from the Greek kyphos; 'tumor' or,'hump' and stemma; 'garland' or 'crown'. The species name from Latin, aden; 'gland' and caulis; 'stem'. From?
Flower
Yellowish-Green
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
