CYPHOSTEMMA MAPPIA
Author:
Pierre Galet, 1967
Family:
VITACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Galet. (1967). In: Recherch. Meth. Identif. & Classif. Vitac. 2: 351, 523.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
70 Centimetres
Height:
2-10 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Cissus mappia, Jean Baptiste Antoine Pierre de Monnet de Lamarck, 1792.
Vitis mappia, John Gilbert Baker, 1877.
Malacoxylum pinnatum, Jacq.
This member of the Vitaceae family was given this name by Pierre Galet in 1967. It is found on Mauritius, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to 70 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to two to ten centimetres in height, depending on the environment. The flowers are greenish yellow, pink or purple and the fruits are small, red, velvety grapes.
The genera name from the Greek kyphos; 'tumor' or,'hump' and stemma; 'garland' or 'crown'. The species name after one of the islands it once was found on: Mapou. Old caudex by S. Molteno. Old drawing of an old plant. The juvenile leaves by S. Molteno.
Flower
Greenish Yellow - Pink - Purple
Soil
Grit - Mix
Water
Minimum - Medium
Sun
Maximum
