Cissus egestosus Werderm.

Species

Angiosperms > Vitales > Vitaceae > Cissus

Characteristics

Subshrubby climber; stems drying brown, terete, striate, becoming somewhat woody, glabrous; tendrils bifid or simple.. Leaves ovate to oblong, 2–7(–10.5) cm. long, 0.5–4(–5.5) cm. wide, acuminate at the apex, rounded to truncate at the base, remotely serrate with very narrow teeth, glabrous; petiole 0.6–3.5 cm. long; stipules ovate to oblong, 2.5 mm. long, glabrous.. Inflorescences compound cymes of umbelliform cymules, 2–6 cm. long, few-flowered, glabrous; peduncles 1.5–4 cm. long; pedicels 6 mm. long, glabrous, lengthening to 1–1.5 cm. long.. Flower-buds yellow-green at tips, ovoid, rounded at the apex, glabrous.. Calyx cupuliform, 2 mm. wide, glabrous.. Petals white to yellow, ovate, 2 mm. long, glabrous.. Fruits ellipsoid, 1 cm. long, 5 mm. wide (immature).
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Growth form subshrub
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Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Distribution

Cissus egestosus world distribution map, present in Tanzania, United Republic of

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:869848-1
WFO ID wfo-0000606242
COL ID VKH5
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Synonyms

Cissus egestosus