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Cissus palmatifida

Botanic Family

Vitaceae

Author

(Baker) Planchon

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Guinea
• Nigeria
• Senegal
• Sudan

Natural Habitats

• Savanna
• scrubland
• forest
• lakeside.

Flowering Times

• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Aug

Fruiting Times

• Jun
• Jul
• Aug

Herbaceous shrub or climber, trailing or climbing, tendrils, woody stems, villose when young, glabrous when mature. 3-5 lobed leaves 100mm x 100mm. Lateral villous cymes to 100mm of cream to yellow flowers, 4 petals to 2mm long. Green glabrous fruits 6mm diameter x 9mm, black when ripe,

Further References

• Mobot
• Botanicus
• Aluka
• Adansonia
• The Plant List
• FOTA
• Traditional Vegetables in Benin