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Chasmanthera dependens

Botanic Family

Menispermaceae

Author

Hochstetter

Cultivated

C, agri-horticulture, ornamental, medicinal uses

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Benin
• Burkina Faso
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Eritrea
• Ethiopia
• Ghana
• Gulf of Guinea Islands
• Ivory Coast
• Kenya
• Liberia
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Sierra Leone
• Somalia
• Sudan
• Tanzania
• Togo
• Uganda
• Zaire
• Zambia

Natural Habitats

• Tall grassland
• bush
• savanna

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Jun

Fruiting Times

• Jul

Caudiciform pubescent woody liana with pubescent stems, pubescent 3-lobed leaves to 150mm across, fragrant cream or green flowers, yellow fruit, axillary racemes with bracts to 6mm long, male inflorescence solitary to 3-flowered to 300mm long, axillary, solitary, female to 180mm long, male flowers to 2.5mm long, female to 1mm long, fruit a scarlet drupe 15mm x 12mm

Further References

• Mobot
• Botanicus
• NYBG
• Mansfeld
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA