Author: |
Bernard M. Descoings,
1966 |
Family: |
VITACEAE |
Origin: |
Botswana,
Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
30
Centimetres |
Height: |
5 Meters |
Flower:
|
Greenish |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Vitis
cirrhosa Carl Peter Thunberg, 1794.
Cissus cirrhosa Willd.
1798.
Cyphostemma cirrhosum subsp. rhodesicum, Wild
& R.B.Drumm.
Cyphostemma cirrhosum subsp. transvaalense,
Wild & R.B.Drumm. =
Cyphostemma sandersonii, Desc.
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,
Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia 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.
The genera name from the Greek
kyphos; 'tumor' or ,'hump' and stemma; 'garland' or
'crown'. The species name means 'having tendrils'. |