Author: | Bernard M. Descoings,
1966 |
Family: |
VITACEAE |
Origin: |
Angola,
Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic,
Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique,
Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania,
Togo, Uganda, Zaïre |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
20
Centimetres |
Height: |
2 Meters |
Flower:
|
Yellowish-Green |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Cissus
adenocaulis, Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel, 1847.
Vitis
adenocaulis, Baker, 1868.
Cyphostemma adenocaule subsp. pulverulentum,
Verdc. |
This member of the Vitaceae family was
given this name by Bernard M. Descoings in 1966. It is found in
tropical Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of
sun. The stem can grow up to 20 centimetres in diameter and reach a
height of two meters. The flowers are yellowish-green.
The genera name from the Greek
kyphos; 'tumor' or ,'hump' and stemma; 'garland' or
'crown'. The species name from Latin, aden; 'gland' and caulis; 'stem'. |