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Photo by
Paul Latham. |
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This member of the Vitaceae family was
given this name by Jules
Émile Planchon in 1887. It is found in Cameroon,
Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon,
Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria,
Senegal, Tanzania, Zaire and Zambia, growing in a
rather rich soil with some to lots of water and little to some sun. The caudex
can grow to 20 centimetres or more, the vines can reach eight metres
or more. The flowers are greenish
white. |
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