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Cyclantheropsis parviflora

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Author:  Hermann August Theodor Harms, 1896
Family:  CUCURBITACEAE
Origin:  Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Soil:  Mix
Water:  Medium - Maximum
Sun:  Medium
Thickness:  ?
Height:  5 Meters
Flower:  Green
Propagate:  Seeds (/Cuttings?)
Names:  -
Synonyms:  Gerrardanthus parviflorus Cogniaux, 1881.
Gerrardanthus aethiopicus, Chiov.

This member of the Cucurbitaceae family was given this name by Hermann August Theodor Harms in 1896. It is found in Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, growing in a well drained soil with some to lots of water and some sun. The vines will reach for five meters. The flowers are tiny and green.

The genera name means 'look like Cyclanthera'. The species name means 'small leaves'.