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Cissus welwitschii

Botanic Family

Vitaceae

Author

(Baker) Planchon

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Burundi
• Malawi
• Tanzania

Natural Habitats

• Shrubbery on lake shore
• wooded grassland
• riverside. Roots used medicinally
• edible fruit

Flowering Times

• Oct

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Mar
• Oct

Vigorous woody climber with simple tendrils, glabrous leaves 125mm x 75mm, axillary cymes of small yellowish flowers, green to reddish edible fruit 15mm x 10mm

Further References

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