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Cissus rotundifolia
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Chipote, Mahenye, Ndowoyo CL.
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Chipote, Mahenye, Ndowoyo CL.
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"Sacred" forest, Mahenye
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| Synonyms: |
Cissus crassifolia (Baker) Planch. Vitis crassifolia Baker |
| Common names: | Round-leaved vine (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Vigorous climber. Stems 4-5 angled, sometimes pubescent, with forked tendrils. Leaves succulent, broadly ovate to sub-circular-elliptic, c. 8 × 8 cm, glabrescent or pubescent on both surfaces; margin crenate to serrate. Flowers in leaf-opposed and terminal, branched inflorescences, small, green. Fruit subspherical c. 1.5 × 1.3 cm, red when ripe. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | rotundifolia: round-leaved |
| Habitat: | In dry woodland and bush. |
| Altitude range: | Up to 500 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | from the Arabian Peninsula down the Eastern side of Africa to Limpopo and Mpumalanga, South Africa. Mainly coastal but coming inland along the major river valleys. |
| Malawi distribution: | S |
| Growth form(s): | Climber. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | Hippotion celerio (Food plant) Hippotion osiris (Food plant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 1 February 2015 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 13. 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. 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. Wild, H, Drummond, R.B. & Gonçalves, M.L. (1969). 50. Vitaceae Flora de Moçambique Junta de Investigaçoes de Ultramar, Centro de Botanica Page 20. Wild, H. & Drummond, R.B. (1966). Vitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Page 451. |
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