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Cyphostemma humile
dolichopus
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Mtoroshanga Pass, Great Dyke
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Tingwa River, near Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area
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Tingwa River, near Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area
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Great Dyke, nr Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area
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Great Dyke, nr Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area
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Great Dyke, nr Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area
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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. |
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| 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) | |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Zimbabwe and Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,E,S |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| 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. |
Other sources of information about Cyphostemma humile subsp. dolichopus:
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cyphostemma humileBHL (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
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