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Cissus cornifolia
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Wafa-wafa Hills, near Kariba
Photo: Bart Wursten
Wafa-wafa Hills, near Kariba
Photo: Bart Wursten
Wafa-wafa Hills, near Kariba
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| Synonyms: |
Cissus lonicerifolia C.A. Sm. |
| Common names: | Idebelebe (Ndebele) Ivy-grape (English) Mudzambiringa (Shona) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Scandent shrub, rarely a very small tree growing from a large tuberous rootstock. Stems cylindric, swollen at the nodes, rarely with tendrils. Leaves, alternate, elliptic to oblong, 2-8 cm long, hairless, lowermost pair of lateral veins starting at the base of the lamina, strongly smelling when crushed; margin serrate. Flowers in leaf-opposed, branched inflorescences, small, yellow or green. Fruit ovoid c. 1 cm long, purple to black when ripe. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | cornifolia: with leaves like a Dogwood (Cornus sp - Cornaceae) |
| Habitat: | In open woodland and grassland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1800 m |
| Flowering time: | Aug - Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | Throughout Tropical Africa to Limpopo and Mpumalanga, S Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Growth form: | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | Hippotion celerio (Silver-striped hawk, Vine hawk) Hippotion osiris (Large striped hawk) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 26 September 2007 |
| Literature: |
Wild, H, Drummond, R.B. & Gonçalves, M.L. (1969). 50. Vitaceae Flora de Moçambique Junta de Investigaçoes de Ultramar, Centro de Botanica Pages 24 - 25. |
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Flora of Mozambique: Cissus cornifoliaAfrican Plant Database: Cissus cornifolia
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Cissus cornifolia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cissus cornifolia
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Cissus cornifolia
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Cissus cornifolia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cissus cornifolia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cissus cornifolia
JSTOR Plant Science: Cissus cornifolia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Cissus cornifolia
Tropicos: Cissus cornifolia
West African Plants database: Cissus cornifolia
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