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Cyphostemma richardsiae Wild & R.B.Drumm.

Species

Angiosperms > Vitales > Vitaceae > Cyphostemma

Characteristics

Leaves digitately 3–5-foliolate; petiole up to 3·5 cm. long, indumentum as for stems; leaflet-lamina narrowly obovate to obovate, apex obtuse, margin serrate-crenate, base cuneate, very sparsely pilose above, sparsely pilose below but nerves and veins pubescent and principal nerves with capitate-glandular hairs; median leaflet up to 16 × 8 cm.; lateral leaflets up to 9 × 4·5 cm.; petiolules 0–1 cm. (2 cm. in median leaflet) long; stipules up to 1 cm. long, ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate, acuminate, pubescent and with margin sparsely glandular.
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Cymes on axillary branches or subterminal; peduncle up to 7·5 cm. long, pubescent and with capitate glandular hairs; pedicels up to 3·5 mm. long, pubescent and with capitate glandular hairs; bracts and bracteoles c. 1·5 mm. long, subulate, pubescent.
Flower-bud up to 3·5 mm. long, oblong-cylindric, slightly constricted near the middle, glabrous but with a single capitate glandular hair near the apex of each petal.
Prostrate herb; stems pubescent and with glandular-capitate hairs; tendrils absent.
Ovary glabrous; style 1 mm. long, apex scarcely subcapitate.
Calyx c. 0·3 mm. long, subentire, pubescent.
Fruit (immature) glabrous.
Petals red and yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
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Germination treatment soaking
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Distribution

Cyphostemma richardsiae world distribution map, present in Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:870350-1
WFO ID wfo-0000634684
COL ID 33GFJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cyphostemma richardsiae
WorldFloraDB 2024