RHOICISSUS TRIDENTATA

This member of the Vitaceae family was given this name by Hiram Wild and Drummond Robert Bailey in 1963. It is found in a large area through out Africa from Saudi Arabia to South Africa, growing in a rich or well drained soil with quite some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to five or even 30 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 300 centimetres in height. The flowers are greenish yellow.

The name Rhoicissus is derived from the Greek words rhoia, meaning ‘a pomegranate’ and kissos, for ‘ivy’. The species name tridentata, means three-toothed. Latin tri, from trēs meaning ‘three’ and dentata, Latin for ‘toothed’. This name was derived from the type specimen which had very few teeth on the leaf margin A leaf by J.M.K. Wikipedia.org. A cluster of flowers by Robert v. Blittersdorff Africanplants.senckenberg.de.