Cissus cornifolia (Baker) Planch.

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Cissus cornifolia

Habit
Lake basin chipya scrubland
Mpulungu Landfill site, Mpulungu, Mpulungu Distr.
Aug 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman

Cissus cornifolia

Bark
Lake basin chipya scrubland
Mpulungu Landfill site, Mpulungu, Mpulungu Distr.
Aug 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman

Cissus cornifolia

Inflorescence
Lake basin chipya scrubland
Mpulungu Landfill site, Mpulungu, Mpulungu Distr.
Aug 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman

Cissus cornifolia

Flowers
Lake basin chipya scrubland
Mpulungu Landfill site, Mpulungu, Mpulungu Distr.
Aug 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman

Cissus cornifolia

Fruits
Lake basin chipya scrubland
Mpulungu Landfill site, Mpulungu, Mpulungu Distr.
Aug 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman

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Synonyms: Cissus lonicerifolia C.A. Sm.
Cissus marlothii sensu Eyles
Vitis cornifolia Baker
Common names:
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Scandent shrub, rarely a very small tree growing from a large tuberous rootstock. Stems cylindric, swollen at the nodes, rarely with tendrils. Leaves, alternate, elliptic to oblong, 2-8 cm long, hairless, lowermost pair of lateral veins starting at the base of the lamina, strongly smelling when crushed; margin serrate. Flowers in leaf-opposed, branched inflorescences, small, yellow or green. Fruit ovoid c. 1 cm long, purple to black when ripe.
Type location:
Syntypes from Nigeria, Sudan and Uganda
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: cornifolia: with leaves like a Dogwood (Cornus sp - Cornaceae)
Habitat: In open woodland and grassland.
Altitude range: Up to 1800 m
Flowering time:Aug - Nov
Worldwide distribution: Throughout Tropical Africa to Limpopo and Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N,W,E,S
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Lp,Lk,S
Growth form(s): Climber, shrub under 2 m.
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects associated with this species: Hippotion celerio (Food plant)
Hippotion osiris (Food plant)
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Content last updated: Saturday 22 October 2022
Literature:

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 554. (Includes a picture).

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 13.

Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 8.

Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 680.

Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 258.

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 83.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 102.

Schmidt, E., Lötter, M. & McCleland, W. (2002). Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park Jacana, Johannesburg, South Africa Pages 386 - 387. (Includes a picture).

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 111.

Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 29.

Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 185.

Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Dowsett-Lemaire, F., Congdon, C., Branch, B., Collins, S., Curran, M., Dowsett, R,J., Fishpool, L., Francisco, J., Harris, Kopp, M. & de Sousa, C. (2012). Mt Mabu, Mozambique: Biodiversity and Conservation Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London Page 76.

Wild, H, Drummond, R.B. & Gonçalves, M.L. (1969). 50. Vitaceae Flora de Moçambique Junta de Investigaçoes de Ultramar, Centro de Botanica Pages 24 - 25.

Wild, H. & Drummond, R.B. (1966). Vitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Pages 455 - 456.

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Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Cissus cornifolia.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=137870, retrieved 28 March 2024

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