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Cissus rotundifolia

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Origin near Muzi Pan Lake, north-east South Africa.

Author:  Martin Vahl Henrichsen, 1790
Family:  VITACEAE
Origin:  Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Oman, Réunion Island, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Soil:  Mix
Water:  Minimum - Medium
Sun:  Medium - Maximum
Thickness:  ?
Height:  2-9 Meters
Flower:  Green - Yellowish White - Yellow
Propagate:  Seeds/Cuttings
Names:  Arabian Wax Cissus, Peruvian Grape Ivy, Venezuelan Treebine, Roundleaf Grape-Ivy
Synonyms:  Saelanthus rotundifolius Forssk. 1775.
Vitis forskahlii, Blatt.
Vitis rotundifolia, Deflers.
Cissus rotundifolia var. ferrugineopubescens, Verdc.

This member of the Vitaceae  family was given this name by Martin Vahl Henrichsen in 1790. It is found in the eastern Africa, growing in a well drained soil with little to some water and some to lots of sun. The vines will reach for up to nine meters. The flowers are green over yellowish white to yellow

The generic name is derived from the Greek word κισσος kissos, meaning 'ivy'. The species name rotundifolia  means round-leaved.