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Cyphostemma cymosum

Botanic Family

Vitaceae

Author

(Schumacher & Thonning) Descoings

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Ivory Coast
• Senegal
• Niger
• N Nigeria
• E Cameroon
• Kenya
• Chad

Natural Habitats

• Savanna. Medicinal uses

Flowering Times

• Jul
• Oct

Fruiting Times

• Jul
• Oct
• Nov

Herbaceous pubescent vine with 5-foliolate leaves, central leaflet 100mm x 50mm glabrous above grey-downy beneath, panicles or cymes 150mm across with bracts, of cream flowers tipped red or green with purple tips, slightly downy corolla to 2mm long, 4 petals, grey-pubescent green fruits 10mm long

Further References

• Mobot
• Adansonia
• Aluka
• The Plant List
• FOTA