Rhoicissus digitata Gilg & M.Brandt

Species

Angiosperms > Vitales > Vitaceae > Rhoicissus

Characteristics

Leaves 3–5-foliolate (specimens almost invariably with some 5-foliolate leaves); petiole up to 2·8 cm. long; stipules c. 5 mm. long, ± oblong, ferruginous-villous, very caducous; leaflet-lamina up to 9 × 2·8 cm., narrowly oblong to oblong-oblanceolate, the terminal leaflet the longest, apex acute or obtuse, margins entire or with a few dentations, ± revolute, base cuneate, glabrous above, appressed-ferruginous-pubescent below at least on the main nerves and midrib; main nerves ± prominent below and usually having domatia in their axils; petiolules up to 0·8 mm. long.
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Climber or scandent shrub. Stems woody. Leaves petiolate; 3-or 5-foliolate, sometimes 3-foliolate on old growth, 5-foliolate on young growth; terminal leaflet obovate to narrowly obovate, up to 85 mm long, base cuneate, apex acute, obtuse or emarginate, margins entire; lateral leaflets sessile or with short petiolules, blade leathery, often densely reddish brown-pubescent, domatia prominent. Flowers in lax cymes or dense clusters. Petals yellowish green. Flowering time Nov.-Apr. Fruit subglobose, up to 20 mm in diam., glabrous when ripe, sometimes white-dotted.
A climber or scrambler. The stems are thin with swollen joints. The leaf stalk is slender and 1.5 cm long. There are 3 leaflets. The middle one is narrow and tapers to the base. It is 5 cm long by 1.5 cm wide. The side leaflets have unequal sides. There are only a few flowers in a small cluster.
Scrambling vine. Leaves digitately 3-foliolate, leaflets subsessile, lateral ones usually sessile, margins entire. Flowers yellowish green. Fruits subglobose, reddish brown to purple.
Woody climber or scandent shrub with young parts ferruginous-villous with rather long hairs, later glabrescent and with pale lenticels; tendrils glabrescent.
Inflorescences of rather lax cymes; branches of inflorescence ferruginous-hairy; peduncle up to 5 mm. long; pedicels 1–2 mm. long; bracts not seen.
Calyx and corolla appressed-ferruginous-pubescent.
Ripe fruits not seen.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
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It is a subtropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Caution: The roots are poisonous. The fruit are used for jam, jelly and vinegar. They are also eaten as a snack.
Uses environmental use food gene source material medicinal poison
Edible fruits
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Images

Rhoicissus digitata unspecified picture

Distribution

Rhoicissus digitata world distribution map, present in Mozambique and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:870527-1
WFO ID wfo-0001145359
COL ID 796BD
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Synonyms

Cissus ferruginea Cissus thunbergii Rhus cirrhiflora Rhus cirrhiflorum Rhus digitatum Rhoicissus digitata Rhoicissus cirrhiflora Rhus digitata