Cyphostemma humile (N.E. Br.) Desc. ex Wild & R.B. Drumm.
subsp. dolichopus (C.A. Sm.) Wild & R.B. Drumm.

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Cyphostemma humile subsp. dolichopus

Photo: Bart Wursten
Mtoroshanga Pass, Great Dyke

Cyphostemma humile subsp. dolichopus

Photo: Bart Wursten
Tingwa River, near Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area

Cyphostemma humile subsp. dolichopus

Photo: Bart Wursten
Tingwa River, near Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area

Cyphostemma humile subsp. dolichopus

Photo: Bart Wursten
Great Dyke, nr Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area

Cyphostemma humile subsp. dolichopus

Photo: Bart Wursten
Great Dyke, nr Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area

Cyphostemma humile subsp. dolichopus

Photo: Bart Wursten
Great Dyke, nr Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area

Cyphostemma humile subsp. dolichopus

Photo: Bart Wursten
Great Dyke, nr Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area

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Synonyms: Cissus dolichopus C.A Sm.
Cissus humilis (N.E. Br.) Planch.
Vitis humilis N.E. Br.
Common names:
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Prostrate perennial herb, occasionally climbing. Tendrils absent. Stems conspicuously zig-zag at the nodes. Leaves usually simple but sometimes 3-lobed or 3-foliolate, thick and fleshy; margin coarsely serrate. Flowers in branched axillary inflorescences, green with reddish tips. Fruit ellipsoid.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: humile: low-growing or dwarf
Habitat: In stony ground.
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Zimbabwe and Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Zimbabwe distribution: N,W,E,S
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
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Images last updated: Sunday 15 May 2016
Literature:

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 83.

Wild, H. & Drummond, R.B. (1963). Vitaceae from the Flora Zambesiaca area: 3 Kirkia 3 Page 20.

Wild, H. & Drummond, R.B. (1966). Vitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Page 462.


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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cyphostemma humile
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cyphostemma humile
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cyphostemma humile
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cyphostemma humile
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Cyphostemma humile
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cyphostemma humile
JSTOR Plant Science: Cyphostemma humile
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cyphostemma humile
Plants of the World Online: Cyphostemma humile
Tropicos: Cyphostemma humile
Wikipedia: Cyphostemma humile


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Cyphostemma humile subsp. dolichopus.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=138040, retrieved 19 March 2024

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