Rhoicissus tomentosus (Lam.) Wild & R.B.Drumm.

Species

Angiosperms > Vitales > Vitaceae > Rhoicissus

Characteristics

Leaf-lamina up to 20 × 16 cm., broadly transversely elliptic to reniform, apex obtuse, margin repand-dentate or in some older leaves repand, base cordate with a wide sinus up to 6 cm. across, very shallowly 3–5-lobed or entire (in the Cape Province, but not in our area, sometimes more deeply lobed or occasionally 3-partite), 3-nerved at the base, glabrescent above, ± ferruginous-tomentose below; petiole up to c. 6 cm. long, ferruginous-tomentose; stipules up to c. 8 × 8 mm., very broadly ovate, entire, ferruginous-tomentose.
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Vigorous climber. Stems and leaves densely felted with rusty, red hairs when young. Leaves petiolate; blade broadly ovate to reniform, up to 90 x 110 mm, base cordate to truncate, apex obtuse, margins shallowly toothed, 3-veined from base; upper surface dark green, lower surface hairy; petioles up to 70 mm long. Flowers in dense clusters on a short peduncle, densely felted with reddish brown hairs. Petals reddish brown, hairy. Flowering time Oct.-Feb. Fruit globose, up to 20 mm long, dark red tinged black.
Scrambling shrub or canopy climber. Leaves simple, usually reniform, 3-veined from base, margins lobed with shallow serrations, dark green above, rusty velvety beneath. Flowers in dense, reddish brown-hairy cymes, greenish. Fruits large to 20 mm diam., red to dark purple.
Inflorescences of subumbellate or subcapitate densely ferruginous-tomentose cymes; peduncle up to c. 2 cm. long; pedicels up to c. 2 mm. long; bracts similar to the stipules but smaller.
Plant ferruginous-tomentose. Leaves simple, sometimes shallowly lobed, broadly transversely elliptic or reniform, mature leaves glabrescent above. Flowers green.
High-climbing liane; young branchlets ferruginous-tomentose, later glabrescent and with large pale lenticels.
Seeds c. 1–3, brown, 8 × 6 mm., ellipsoid, ± flattened on one side; testa smooth.
Fruit red, up to 2 cm. in diam., globose, glabrous.
Flowers densely ferruginous-tomentose.
Tendrils tomentose.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 8.0
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Environment

Light 4-9
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Soil acidity 4-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 11-12

Usage

Uses food
Edible fruits leaves
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, seedlings or tubers.
Mode cuttings seedlings tubers
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Images

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Distribution

Rhoicissus tomentosus world distribution map, present in Mozambique, Mauritius, Malawi, eSwatini, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:870536-1
WFO ID wfo-0001145366
COL ID 4SJX2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cissus capensis Cissus tomentosa Rhoicissus capensis Rhoicissus tomentosus Vitis capensis Cissus dregeana