Cyphostemma tenuissimum
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Habit
Miombo woodland
Chipili area, rocky Miombo woodland around Kalonde Falls
Jan 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Stem & leaf
Miombo woodland
Chipili area, rocky Miombo woodland around Kalonde Falls
Jan 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Fruits
Miombo woodland
Chipili area, rocky Miombo woodland around Kalonde Falls
Jan 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: |
Cissus tenuissima Gilg. & Fr. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Locally common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Scandent herb growing from a tuberous root; stem slender, striate, glabrous; tendrils present; leaves digitate, 3-5-foliolate; petiole up to 2 cm long, puberulous above but otherwise glabrous; leaflet-lamina up to 4 x 0.5 cm, linear-lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate, margins sparsely serrate, apex acuminate, base cuneate; stipules up to 3.5 mm long, lanceolate, margin puberulous; petiolule c. 1 mm long or leaflets sessile; cymes lax on axillary branches; peduncle up to 4 cm long, glabrescent or glabrous; pedicels up to 3 mm long, glabrous or minutely pubescent; bracts and bracteoles c. 1 mm long, subulate, puberulous; flower bud c. 2 mm long, oblong-cylindric, constricted near the middle, glabrous; calyx purplish, 0.5 mm long, glabrous; petals greenish with deep purple tips; ovary glabrous; style c. 0.7 mm long, apex scarcely capitate. |
| Type location: |
Zambia, Kalungwishi River |
| Notes: | Red Data list status:Limited distribution, possibly LR-nt |
| Derivation of specific name: | tenuissimum: thinnest or slenderest, referring to the slender nature of the stems. |
| Habitat: | Rocky miombo woodland |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Only known from north-eastern Zambia. |
| FZ divisions: | N |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Lp,N |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - near threatened |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 10 March 2020 |
| Literature: |
Wild, H. & Drummond, R.B. (1966). Vitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Page 488. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cyphostemma tenuissimumAfrican Plant Database: Cyphostemma tenuissimum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cyphostemma tenuissimum
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