Cissus dinklagei Gilg & M.Brandt

Species

Angiosperms > Vitales > Vitaceae > Cissus

Characteristics

A woody creeper. It has tendrils opposite the leaves. The stem is round in cross section and 30 m long. The leaves are alternate and simple. The leaf stalk is 1-4 cm long. The leaf blade is oval and 10 cm long by 6 cm wide. The base is flattened and it tapers to the tip. The flowers are in clusters 4-10 cm long. The flowers have both sexes. They are small and green. The fruit is an oval berry. It is 3 cm long and 2 cm wide. It is red and has one seed. The seed is flattened and oval and 17 mm long.
Life form perennial
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Growth support climber
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Mature height (meter) 30.0
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Environment

Dense evergreen rain-forest; river banks; open secondary forest; bushy edges at the base of rock; at elevations up to 750 metres.
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A tropical plant. It grows in dense evergreen forest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The sap of the stem is used as a drink. The leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
Uses material
Edible leaves saps stems
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Distribution

Cissus dinklagei world distribution map, present in Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:869838-1
WFO ID wfo-0000606220
COL ID VKGM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cissus dinklagei var. pilosa Cissus dinklagei