CYPHOSTEMMA CIRRHOSUM
Author:
Bernard M. Descoings, 1966
Family:
VITACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Fl. Zambes. 2: 485 (1966)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
30 Centimetres
Height:
5 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Vitis cirrhosa Carl Peter Thunberg, 1794.
Cissus cirrhosa Willd. 1798.
Cyphostemma cirrhosum subsp. rhodesicum, Wild & R.B.Drumm.
Cyphostemma cirrhosum subsp. transvaalense, Wild & R.B.Drumm. =
Cyphostemma sandersonii, Desc.
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By mistake: C. cirrho sa
This member of the Vitaceae family was given this name by Bernard M. Descoings in 1966. It is found in Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to 30 centimetres in diameter, the vines up to five meters long. The flowers are greenish-yellow.
The genera name from the Greek kyphos; 'tumor' or,'hump' and stemma; 'garland' or 'crown'. The species name means 'having tendrils'. Wild plants from Namibia.
Flower
Greenish
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
