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A wild plant by Antoinette Eyssell Knox, Inaturalist.org.


A little plant with a partly exposd caudex by Juergen Menzel, Succulentguide.com.


Habitat by Joseph Heymans, Inaturalist.org.

Author: 

Jacoba J.M. Van der Merwe, 1971

Family: 

VITACEAE

Origin: 

Limpopo, Mpumalanga; North-Eastern South Africa

Soil: 

Mix - Grit

Water: 

Medium

Sun: 

Maximum

Thickness: 

9 Centimetres

Height: 

60 Centimetres

Flower: 

Green / Yellow - Pink

Propagate: 

Seeds/Cuttings

Names: 

Cabbage Grape

Synonyms: 

Cissus oleraceus, Bolus.

This member of the Vitaceae family was given this name by Jacoba Johanna Maria Van der Merwe in 1971. It is found around Limpopo in north-eastern South Africa, growing in a well drained sandy or gritty soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to nine centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 60 centimetres in height. The flowers are green and yellow to pink.

The genera name from the Greek kyphos; 'tumor' or ,'hump' and stemma; 'garland' or 'crown'. The species name from Latin oleris; 'vegetable'.


The fruits by Joseph Heymans, Inaturalist.org..


The flowers by Lyn Wadley, Waterberg-bioquest.co.za.


The leaves by Antoinette Eyssell Knox, Inaturalist.org.