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Cissus rubiginosa
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Habit
Miombo woodland
Mukunsa, Mporokoso Distr.
Apr 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman
Inflorescence
Miombo woodland
Mukunsa, Mporokoso Distr.
Apr 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Miombo woodland
Mukunsa, Mporokoso Distr.
Apr 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman
Fruit
Miombo woodland
Mukunsa, Mporokoso Distr.
Apr 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: |
Cissus bussei Gilg & Brandt Vitis rubiginosa Welw. ex Bak. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Climbing herb with cylindrical stems and 2-fid tendrils; all parts woolly-pilose with reddish-brown hairs; leaves simple, up to 13.5 x 15 cm., circular to broadly-elliptic or ovate, obtuse or apiculate at apex, deeply cordate at base, margins dentate with projecting teeth up to 2 mm long; petiole up to 8 cm long; stipules 7 x 3 mm, oblong-falcate; inflorescences in leaf-opposed cymes with peduncles up to 6.5 cm long; pedicels 4 mm long lengthening to 11 mm in fruit; bracts and bracteoles up to 4 x 1.5 mm., lanceolate; flower-bud 2-2.5 mm long; calyx 1 mm long, subentire; fruit 7 x 5 mm when dry, often with persistent style, glabrous; seed 1, 6 x 4 mm., with dorsal crest. |
| Type location: |
Angola |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | rubiginosa: rusty red, referring to the indumentum covering almost the whole plant. |
| Habitat: | In rocky places in Brachystegia woodland and fringing forest |
| Altitude range: | |
| Flowering time: | Feb - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread from West Africa east to the Sudan and south to Angola, Zambia and Mozambique |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,E |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Lp,E |
| Growth form(s): | Perennial. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 22 October 2022 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 285. (Includes a picture). Wild, H, Drummond, R.B. & Gonçalves, M.L. (1969). 50. Vitaceae Flora de Moçambique Junta de Investigaçoes de Ultramar, Centro de Botanica Pages 23 - 24. Wild, H. & Drummond, R.B. (1966). Vitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Page 455. |
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Flora of Burundi: Cissus rubiginosaFlora of Malawi: Cissus rubiginosa
Flora of Mozambique: Cissus rubiginosa
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cissus rubiginosaAfrican Plant Database: Cissus rubiginosa
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cissus rubiginosa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cissus rubiginosa
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cissus rubiginosa
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iNaturalist: Cissus rubiginosa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cissus rubiginosa
JSTOR Plant Science: Cissus rubiginosa
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cissus rubiginosa
Plants of the World Online: Cissus rubiginosa
Tropicos: Cissus rubiginosa
Wikipedia: Cissus rubiginosa
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