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Cyphostemma vanmeelii
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Cultivated, ex Lazy-J;
Protea Hill Farm;
Dec 1996
Photo: Mike Bingham
Kalambo Falls;
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lazy-J, botanical reserve;
Mar 2009
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lazy-J, botanical reserve;
Mar 2009
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lazy-J, botanical reserve
Apr 2000
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lazy-J, botanical reserve
Apr 2000
Photo: Mike Bingham
Mbala;
Dec 2006
Photo: Mike Bingham
Mbala;
Dec 2006
Photo: Mike Bingham
Wet dambo on raised termite mound
Kundalila Falls
Feb 2018
Photo: Nick Wightman
Wet dambo on raised termite mound
Kundalila Falls
Feb 2018
Photo: Nick Wightman
Wet dambo on raised termite mound
Kundalila Falls
Feb 2018
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: |
Cissus stipulaceoides Dewit Cissus vanmeelii Lawalrée |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Widespread |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Herb, perennial, erect c. 0.6 m tall or occasionally stems prostrate; stems striate, tomentose with long whitish weak hairs or glabrescent later and also with long slender red patent glandular hairs up to 2 cm. long; tendrils absent. Leaves digitately 3-5-foliolate, indumentum like that of the stems. Cymes terminal or in the upper axils. Fruit crimson, 1 cm. in diameter, globose, pubescent and with long red gland-tipped hairs. |
| Type location: |
DRC, Katanga |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Miombo woodland, in rocky terrain or on termite mounds |
| Altitude range: | |
| Flowering time: | Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia, D.R. Congo and Tanzania |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,W,C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,N,C,Lk |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 5 April 2019 |
| Literature: |
Wild, H. & Drummond, R.B. (1966). Vitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Pages 467 - 469. (Includes a picture). |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cyphostemma vanmeeliiBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cyphostemma vanmeelii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cyphostemma vanmeelii
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cyphostemma vanmeelii
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cyphostemma vanmeelii
JSTOR Plant Science: Cyphostemma vanmeelii
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cyphostemma vanmeelii
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