| Author: |
Georges M.D.J. Troupin,
1955 |
| Family: |
MENISPERMACEAE |
| Origin: |
Angola,
Botswana, Burundi, Central African Republic, Ethiopia,
Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, South Africa,
Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
25
Centimetres |
| Height: |
5 Metres |
| Flower:
|
Greenish |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/? |
| Names:
|
Orange
Grape Creeper |
| Synonyms: |
Desmonema
caffrum, Miers, 1867.
Hyalosepalum caffrum, Troupin, 1949.
Desmonema gossweileri, Exell.
Desmonema mucronulatum, Engl.
Desmonema pallidoaurantiaca, Engl. & Gilg.
Desmonema schliebenii, Diels.
Desmonema schweinfurthii, A.Chev.
Hyalosepalum gossweileri, Exell & Mendonça.
Hyalosepalum pallidoaurantiacum, Troupin. |
This dioecious member of the Menispermaceae
family was given this name by Georges M.D.J. Troupin in 1955. It is found
from eastern
Africa to southern Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some sun.
The caudex can grow to 25 centimetres, the vines reach five metres.
The flowers are greenish.
The genera from Latin tīna;
'wine-vessel' and Greek σπορά; sporá; 'sowing' for
the fruits. The species name from Arabic kafir; 'unbeliever, pagan',
referring to origin in South Africa. |
