Cyphia digitata Willd.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Campanulaceae > Cyphia

Characteristics

A twining perennial herb. It forms tubers. The leaves have 3-7 lobes. They have teeth. The flowers are white to mauve. They are 7-14 mm long. They are in the upper leaf axils.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
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Environment

It is a Mediterranean or subtropical plant. It grows in sandstone and clay soils.
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Edible roots tubers
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Images

Cyphia digitata unspecified picture

Distribution

Cyphia digitata world distribution map, present in Namibia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:142043-1
WFO ID wfo-0000831094
COL ID 6C7BZ
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Synonyms

Cyphia digitata f. glabrifilis Cyphia dentariifolia Cyphia digitata Lobelia digitata Cyphia polydactyla Cyphia tomentosa Cyphia dentariifolia var. luttigii Cyphia dentariifolia var. psilandra Cyphia digitata subsp. gracilis Cyphia digitata var. tomentosa Cyphia digitata var. trimera Cyphia tomentosa var. glabra Cyphia tomentosa var. minor Cyphia digitata subsp. digitata