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Family: VITACEAE 
 Cyphostemma cirrhosum
 
  
Author:  Bernard M. Descoings 1966
Family:  Vitaceae
Habitat:  Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe
Soil:  Mix
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Medium
Thickness:  30 centimetres
Height:  5 meters
Flower:  Greenish
Reproduction:  Seeds/Cuttings
Pop names:  -
Synonyms:  Vitis cirrhosa Carl Peter Thunberg 1794. Cissus cirrhosa Willd. 1798. By mistake: C. cirrhosa 

   This member of the Vitaceae family was given this name by Bernard M. Descoings in 1966. It is found in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to 30 centimetres in diameter, the vines up to five meters long. The flowers are greenish-yellow.  

Wild plants from Namibia.