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Cissus crusei
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Habitat habit
Termitaria in miombo woodland
Lilayi Lodge, Kafue Distr.
Jan 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman
Habitat winged stem
Termitaria in miombo woodland
Lilayi Lodge, Kafue Distr.
Jan 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman
Habitat leaf
Termitaria in miombo woodland
Lilayi Lodge, Kafue Distr.
Jan 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman
Habitat young fruits
Termitaria in miombo woodland
Lilayi Lodge, Kafue Distr.
Jan 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman
Habit
Termitaria in miombo woodland
Lilayi Lodge, Kafue Distr.
Jan 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman
Leaf
Termitaria in miombo woodland
Lilayi Lodge, Kafue Distr.
Jan 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flowers
Termitaria in miombo woodland
Lilayi Lodge, Kafue Distr.
Jan 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Rare |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect completely glabrous herb up to 40 cm tall and without tendrils; stem often unbranched, zigzag, deeply sulcate or winged; leaves digitately 5–7-foliolate; petiole 3–9.5 cm long; leaflet-lamina up to 13.5 × 3.5 cm, subsessile, narrowly obovate, apiculate at the apex, margin serrate to irregularly pinnatifid, narrowly cuneate at the base; stipules up to 6 cm long, ovate; cymes relatively few-flowered, axillary, peduncle up to 3 cm long, pedicels 3–4 mm long; bracts and bracteoles 0.5–2 mm long, ovate; flower-bud 2.5 × 1.5 mm, conical; calyx up to 1 mm long, sub-entire; petals reddish-green; fruit 9 x 8 mm, globose; seeds c. 1.5 x 4 mm, ± smooth. |
| Type location: |
Zambia, Mufulira |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | crusei: named after A.W. Cruse who collected the type specimen in Zambia |
| Habitat: | In Brachystegia woodland on termite mounds |
| Altitude range: | |
| Flowering time: | Dec - Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | W,C,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,Lk,S |
| Growth form(s): | Perennial. |
| Endemic status: | Endemic |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 28 February 2023 |
| Literature: |
Wild, H. & Drummond, R.B. (1966). Vitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Page 458. |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cissus cruseiBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cissus crusei
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cissus crusei
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cissus crusei
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Cissus crusei
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cissus crusei
JSTOR Plant Science: Cissus crusei
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cissus crusei
Plants of the World Online: Cissus crusei
Tropicos: Cissus crusei
Wikipedia: Cissus crusei
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