| Author: |
I. Verdoorn & G.M.D.J. Troupin, 1962 |
| Family: |
MENISPERMACEAE |
| Origin: |
Angola,
Botswana, North-Western South Africa, Northern Namibia,
Zimbabwe |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
15
Centimetres |
| Height: |
10 Meters |
| Flower:
|
Greenish - Crème Coloured |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
Aaron's
Rod, Wonder Plant |
| Synonyms: |
Desmonema fragosum Verdoorn, 1941.
Tinospora fragosa subsp. kaokoensis, van
Jaarsv. |
This member of the
Menispermaceae family was
given this name
by Inez Verdoorn and Georges M.D.J. Troupin in 1962. It is found in
Angola, Botswana, north-western South Africa, northern Namibia and
Zimbabwe,
growing in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The
vines will grow up to ten meters. The tiny flowers are
greenish to crème coloured.
The genera from Latin tīna;
'wine-vessel' and Greek σπορά, sporá; 'sowing' for
the fruits. The species name means 'craggy, rough, uneven'.
When detachment from the soil by animal disturbances, it grows a survival root reaching up
to ten meters down from the trees. |
