Bearing tendrils

The following is a list of native or naturalised species which, at least some of the time, possess this spot-character.

Family	Species	Comment
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae	Dictyophleba lucida
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae	Landolphia buchananii
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae	Landolphia kirkii
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae	Saba comorensis
Colchicaceae	Gloriosa superba
Cucurbitaceae	Acanthosicyos naudinianus
Cucurbitaceae	Citrullus lanatus
Cucurbitaceae	Coccinia adoensis
Cucurbitaceae	Coccinia barteri
Cucurbitaceae	Corallocarpus bainesii
Cucurbitaceae	Corallocarpus boehmii
Cucurbitaceae	Corallocarpus wildii
Cucurbitaceae	Ctenolepis cerasiformis
Cucurbitaceae	Cucumella bryoniifolia
Cucurbitaceae	Cucumis anguria var. anguria
Cucurbitaceae	Cucumis hirsutus
Cucurbitaceae	Cucumis humifructus
Cucurbitaceae	Cucumis melo
Cucurbitaceae	Cucumis metuliferus
Cucurbitaceae	Cucumis myriocarpus subsp. myriocarpus
Cucurbitaceae	Cucumis zeyheri
Cucurbitaceae	Cyclantheropsis parviflora
Cucurbitaceae	Eureiandra eburnea
Cucurbitaceae	Eureiandra fasciculata
Cucurbitaceae	Kedrostis foetidissima
Cucurbitaceae	Kedrostis leloja
Cucurbitaceae	Lagenaria breviflora
Cucurbitaceae	Lagenaria siceraria
Cucurbitaceae	Lagenaria sphaerica
Cucurbitaceae	Luffa cylindrica
Cucurbitaceae	Momordica balsamina
Cucurbitaceae	Momordica boivinii
Cucurbitaceae	Momordica cardiospermoides
Cucurbitaceae	Momordica charantia
Cucurbitaceae	Momordica corymbifera
Cucurbitaceae	Momordica foetida
Cucurbitaceae	Momordica kirkii
Cucurbitaceae	Mukia maderaspatana
Cucurbitaceae	Oreosyce africana
Cucurbitaceae	Trochomeria macrocarpa subsp. macrocarpa
Cucurbitaceae	Zehneria marlothii
Cucurbitaceae	Zehneria minutiflora
Cucurbitaceae	Zehneria scabra subsp. scabra
Cucurbitaceae	Zehneria tridactyla
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae	Bauhinia macrantha	Coiled branches rather than true tendrils
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae	Bauhinia petersiana	Coiled branches rather than true tendrils
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae	Tylosema fassoglense
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae	Dalbergia arbutifolia subsp. arbutifolia
Linaceae	Hugonia orientalis
Loganiaceae	Strychnos angolensis
Loganiaceae	Strychnos lucens
Loganiaceae	Strychnos matopensis
Passifloraceae	Adenia digitata
Passifloraceae	Adenia gummifera var. gummifera
Passifloraceae	Adenia karibaensis
Passifloraceae	Adenia lanceolata subsp. scheffleri
Passifloraceae	Adenia lobata subsp. rumicifolia
Passifloraceae	Adenia panduriformis
Passifloraceae	Adenia repanda
Passifloraceae	Adenia stenodactyla
Passifloraceae	Basananthe apetala
Passifloraceae	Basananthe hanningtoniana
Passifloraceae	Passiflora edulis
Rhamnaceae	Helinus integrifolius
Rhamnaceae	Helinus mystacinus
Sapindaceae	Cardiospermum corindum
Sapindaceae	Cardiospermum grandiflorum
Sapindaceae	Cardiospermum halicacabum var. halicacabum
Sapindaceae	Cardiospermum halicacabum var. microcarpum
Sapindaceae	Paullinia pinnata
Smilacaceae	Smilax anceps
Vitaceae	Ampelocissus africana var. africana
Vitaceae	Ampelocissus obtusata subsp. kirkiana
Vitaceae	Cayratia gracilis
Vitaceae	Cayratia ibuensis
Vitaceae	Cissus cornifolia	Tendrils may be present or not.
Vitaceae	Cissus grisea
Vitaceae	Cissus integrifolia
Vitaceae	Cissus petiolata
Vitaceae	Cissus producta
Vitaceae	Cissus quadrangularis
Vitaceae	Cissus trothae	Tendrils usually absent
Vitaceae	Cissus welwitschii
Vitaceae	Cyphostemma bororense
Vitaceae	Cyphostemma buchananii
Vitaceae	Cyphostemma congestum
Vitaceae	Cyphostemma gigantophyllum	Tendrils may be present or not.
Vitaceae	Cyphostemma kirkianum
Vitaceae	Cyphostemma lovemorei
Vitaceae	Cyphostemma lynesii
Vitaceae	Cyphostemma subciliatum
Vitaceae	Rhoicissus revoilii	Tendrils may be present or not.
Vitaceae	Rhoicissus tridentata

Number of species: 93

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: List of native or naturalised species with each spot-character: Bearing tendrils.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species-spot-display.php?species_id=9, retrieved 22 April 2025

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