Author: | Bernard M.
Descoings, 1964 |
Family: |
VITACEAE |
Origin: |
MW Madagascar |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Minimum - Medium |
Thickness: |
40-100
Centimetres |
Height: |
6 Metres |
Flower:
|
Greenish -
Crème Coloured |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
By mistake: Cyphostemma sakalavensIS . |
This member of the Vitaceae
family was given this name by Bernard M. Descoings in 1964. It is
found in the central western Madagascar, growing in a well drained soil in open forests.
The twining stem can reach six metres and 40 to 100 centimetres in
diameter. The flowers are greenish to crème coloured.
The genera name from the Greek
kyphos; 'tumor' or ,'hump' and stemma; 'garland' or
'crown'. The species name as it is found in the Sakaraha Forest. |