Cyphostemma cirrhosum subsp. transvaalense (Szyszyl) Wild & R.B.Drumm.

Subspecies

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Characteristics

A herb. It is a climber or scrambler. It has tendrils. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaflets are almost round and have blunt teeth. The leaflets are 6 cm across. The fruit is round with ridges and covered with soft hairs. It is 1 cm across.
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Climber. Stems eglandular. Leaves 3-5-foliolate, leaflets petiolate, slightly fleshy. Pubescence rather short. Flowers yellowish green.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
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Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in dry woodland. It can grow in arid places.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
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Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The fruit are eaten as a dessert fruit. They are also used for alcoholic drinks.
Uses food medicinal vertebrate poison
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Distribution

Cyphostemma cirrhosum subsp. transvaalense world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:67934-1
WFO ID wfo-0000634491
COL ID VKYC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cissus sandersonii Cyphostemma sandersonii Cyphostemma cirrhosum subsp. transvaalense Cissus cirrhosa var. transvaalensis Cissus sandersonii var. transvaalensis Vitis cirrhosa var. transvaalensis