Cissus fragilis E.Mey.

Species

Angiosperms > Vitales > Vitaceae > Cissus

Characteristics

Climber. Stems herbaceous. Leaves simple; petiolate; blade ovate, up to 100 x 90 mm, apex acute to acuminate, base cordate, margins regularly toothed, teeth ending in glands, fleshy but thin; petioles up to 70 mm long. Flowers in pseudo-umbels at apices of flowering branches. Petals yellow or cream-coloured. Fruit obovoid, ± 8 mm long, glabrous.
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Climber. Leaves simple, cordate at base, apex acuminate, lateral veins prolonged into marginal ciliary processes. Flowers yellowish green with red markings.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
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Soil humidity 10-12
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Distribution

Cissus fragilis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:67661-1
WFO ID wfo-0000606296
COL ID VKJL
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Synonyms

Cissus fragilis