CYPHOSTEMMA WITTEI
Author:
Hiram Wild & R.B. Drummond, 1961
Family:
VITACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Wild, R. B. Drumm. (1961). In: Kirkia 2: 141.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
15 Centimetres
Height:
100-200 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Cissus wittei, Pierre Staner, 1932.
Cyphostemma hermannioides, Wild & R.B.Drumm.
This member of the Vitaceae family was given this name by Hiram Wild and Robert Bailey Drummond in 1961. It is found in Angola, Congo, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia and Zaire, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to fifteen centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to two metres in height. The flowers are red. The genera name from the Greek kyphos; 'tumor' or,'hump' and stemma; 'garland' or 'crown'. The species name after botanist Heinrich Witte, 1829-1917, worked in Leiden.
Flower
Red
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
