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Cissus barteri

Botanic Family

Vitaceae

Author

(Baker) Planchon

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Benin
• Cameroon
• Congo
• Congo (DR)
• Equatorial Guinea
• Gabon
• Liberia
• S Nigeria

Natural Habitats

• Edge of swamp forest
• forest. Medicinal uses

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• Sep
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Mar
• Apr
• Aug

Herbaceous vine or trailer, striated stems, denticulate glabrous leaves 125mm x 50mm, lateral cymes of purplish or yellowish flowers or crimson, pale red inside with a white centre, calyx 2mm across, yellowish corolla, fruits lemon maturing green (black), simple tendrils

Further References

• Mobot
• Aluka
• Botanicus
• The Plant List
• FOTA