Cyphostemma junceum subsp. jatrophoides (Baker) Verdc.

Subspecies

Angiosperms > Vitales > Vitaceae > Cyphostemma > Cyphostemma junceum

Characteristics

A small bush. It grows up to 1 m high. The stems are hollow. They have slight ridges and short hairs. The leaves have 5 leaflets. The flowers are small and in clusters at the ends of branches. The fruit are small and less than 1 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.95 - 1.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten.
Uses food medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Bite(Snake) (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Cyphostemma junceum subsp. jatrophoides world distribution map, present in Benin, Central African Republic, Guinea, Chad, and Togo

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:974034-1
WFO ID wfo-0000634577
COL ID 7JN8R
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Vitis jatrophoides Cissus haullevilleana Cissus jatrophoides Cissus kakoma Cissus stenopoda Cissus atacorensis Cissus chlorantha Cissus pobeguinii Cyphostemma stenopodum Cyphostemma jatrophoides Cyphostemma junceum subsp. jatrophoides