| Author: | Hiram Wild
& Robert Bailey Drummond, 1961 |
| Family: |
VITACEAE |
| Origin: |
Southern
Africa |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium-Maximum |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
13
centimetres |
| Height: |
1,5 meter |
| Flower:
|
Greenish/Maroon |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Cissus
simulans, C.A. Sm. 1932 |
This member of the Vitaceae
family was given this name by Hiram Wild and Robert Bailey Drummond in 1961. It is found in Malawi , Mozambique , South
Africa and Zimbabwe, growing in a well drained soil with some to
lots of water and some sun. The caudex can grow to thirteen
centimetres or more, the vines will reach one and a half meter or
more. The flowers are greenish white and maroon.
The genera name from the Greek
kyphos; 'tumor' or ,'hump' and stemma; 'garland' or
'crown'. The species name means 'imitating' or resembling'. |
