CYPHOSTEMMA ROSEIGLANDULOSUM
Author:
Bernard M. Descoings, 1964
Family:
VITACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Desc. (1964). In: Bull. Soc. Bot. France, Cx. 395.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
50 Centimetres
Height:
8 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Cyphostemma roseiglandulosa, Bernard M. Descoings, 1964.
This member of the Vitaceae family was given this name by Bernard M. Descoings in 1964. It is found in western Madagascar, growing on bare limestone or in a well drained soil with quite some water water and some sun. The caudex can grow to 50 centimetres in diameter, 150 centimetres high, the entire plant to 8 metres or more in height. The flowers are greenish to red.
The genera name from the Greek kyphos; 'tumor' or,'hump' and stemma; 'garland' or 'crown'. The species name means 'rose' and 'glandular', having glands or glandular cells.
Flower
Greenish - Red
Soil
Limestone - Rich
Water
Medium - Maximum
Sun
Medium
