Author: | Bernard M.
Descoings, 1967 |
Family: |
VITACEAE |
Origin: |
Kenya (Cyphostemma
cyphopetalum: Burundi, Cameroon, Central African
Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda,
Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre) |
Soil: |
Rich - Mix |
Water:
|
Medium - Maximum |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
25
Centimetres |
Height: |
4 Metres |
Flower:
|
Creamy-Green |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Cyphostemma cyphopetalum, Desc. ex Wild & R.B.Drumm.
=
Cissus egregia, Gilg
Cissus erythrochlora, Gilg
Cissus gallaensis, Gilg & M.Brandt.
Cissus javellensis, Lanza.
Cissus kaessneri, Gilg & M.Brandt.
Cissus karaguensis, Gilg.
Cissus macrothyrsa, Gilg.
Cissus neghelliensis, Lanza.
Cissus nieriensis. T.C.E.Fr.
Cissus pachyrrhachis, Gilg & M.Brandt.
Cissus pseudonivea, Gilg & M.Brandt.
Cissus tenuipes. Gilg & R.E.Fr.
Cyphostemma egregium, Desc.
Cyphostemma gallaense, Desc.
Cyphostemma kaessneri, Desc. ex Wild & R.B.Drumm.
Cyphostemma macrothyrsum, Desc.
Cyphostemma nieriense, Desc.
Cyphostemma pachyrrhachis, Desc.
Cyphostemma pseudoniveum, Desc.
Cyphostemma tenuipes, Desc. |
This member of the Vitaceae family was
given this name by Bernard M. Descoings in 1967. It is found in
Kenya, growing along rivers in a rather rich soil with some to
plenty of water and some sun. The caudex can grow to 25 centimetres
or more in diameter, the vines can reach four metres or more. The
flowers are creamy green.
The genera name from the Greek
kyphos; 'tumor' or 'hump' and stemma; 'garland' or
'crown'. The species name means it is from Neiri - now Nyeri. |