KEDROSTIS HIRTELLA
Author:
Célestin Alfred Cogniaux, 1881
Family:
CUCURBITACEAE
Origin:
Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Elevation:
Publisher:
Cogn. (1881). In: DC. Monogr. Phan. 3: 644.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
20 Centimetres
Height:
2 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Toxanthera natalensis Joseph Dalton Hooker, 1883.
Rhynchocarpa hirtella Naud. 1862.
Toxanthera kwebensis N.E.Br. 1909.
Toxanthera lugardae N.E.Br. 1909.
Kedrostis natalensis, A.Meeuse, 1962.
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Kedrostis leloja, C.Jeffrey, 1962. Cyrtonema hirtellum; Hochst. ex Naudin.
Kedrostis cufodontii, Chiov.
Kedrostis eminens, Dinter & Gilg ex Cogn.
Kedrostis gilgiana, Cogn.
Kedrostis ledermannii, Cogn.
Kedrostis rautanenii, Cogn.
Kedrostis rigidiuscula, Cogn.
This monoecious member of the Cucurbitaceae was described by Célestin Alfred Cogniaux in 1881. It is found in central and southern and Yemen, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun.
The caudex can reach 20 centimetres in diameter, the annual vines to two meters length. The flowers are greenish white to yellow, the fruits bright orange.
The genera name from Greek kedrostis, 'white Bryony', the ancient name of a scrambling cucurbit. The species name means 'with minutely haired, pubescent'.
Flower
Greenish White / Yellow
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium-Maximum
