Cyphostemma serpens (hochst. ex A.rich.) Desc.

Species

Angiosperms > Vitales > Vitaceae > Cyphostemma

Characteristics

A trailing or climbing herb. It can grow 2 m long and form mats. It can have tendrils. The rootstock is swollen and woody. It is 30 cm long by 4-5 cm wide. The stems are green and flushed red at the nodes. The fruit are round and red and in clusters.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in grassland and seasonally flooded areas. It grows between 500 and 2,250 m above sea level.
Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses food gene source medicinal
Edible fruits leaves
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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Images

Habit

Cyphostemma serpens habit picture by Leigh Winowiecki (cc-by-sa)
Cyphostemma serpens habit picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Cyphostemma serpens habit picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

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Cyphostemma serpens leaf picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Cyphostemma serpens leaf picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cyphostemma serpens flower picture by Susan Brown (cc-by-sa)
Cyphostemma serpens flower picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Cyphostemma serpens flower picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Cyphostemma serpens fruit picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Cyphostemma serpens fruit picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Cyphostemma serpens fruit picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Conservation status

Cyphostemma serpens threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:870375-1
WFO ID wfo-0000634715
COL ID 33GGG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cissus serpens Cyphostemma orondo Cissus schweinfurthii Cyphostemma schweinfurthii Cyphostemma sesquipedale Vitis serpens Cissus orondo Cissus sesquipedalis Cyphostemma serpens

Lower taxons

Cyphostemma serpens subsp. conradsii