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Family: BASELLACEAE 
 Anredera cordifolia
 
  
Author:  Cornelis Gijsbert Gerrit Jan van Steenis 1957
Family:  Basellaceae 
Habitat:  Tropical South America
Soil:  Peat
Water:  Maximum
Sun:  Medium
Thickness:  20 centimetres
Height:  7 meters
Flower:  White/Crème
Reproduction:  Seeds/Rhizome 
Pop names:  Lamb´s Tail, Sweet Mignonette, Mignonette Vine, Madeira Vine.
Synonyms:  Boussingaultia cordifolia Tenore 1853.
Got it from:  Milwaukee
Year:  2003
This member of the Basellaceae family was given this name by Cornelis Gijsbert Gerrit Jan van Steenis in 1957. It's found in the tropical parts of southern America. Takes a lot of water in summer and quite some sun. The caudex will grow to 20 centimetres, the vines to seven meters. The flowers are white to crème. Can easy be reproduced by tubers and seeds. 

cordifolia  = with heart-shaped leaves.