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Cissus populnea

Botanic Family

Vitaceae

Author

Guillaumin & Perrottet

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Benin
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Ethiopia
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Ivory Coast
• Mali
• Nigeria
• Senegal
• Sudan
• Togo
• Uganda
• Zaire

Natural Habitats

• Forest edges
• forest
• woodland
• savanna
• lakeside.

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Jun
• Aug
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Liana with pale woody stems, axillary cymes of greenish white or cream flowers, tendrils, 20mm long green fruits, blackish-purple when ripe

Further References

• Mobot
• FCP
• Jstor
• Adansonia
• Botanicus
• Traditional Vegetables in Benin