Cissus rotundifolia (Forssk.) Vahl |
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Family : VITACEAE |
Protologue : Synb. Bot. 3: 19 |
Information on the genus : Cissus |
Basionym : Saelanthus rotundifolius Forssk. |
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Status
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Status for SA : | accepted (present) |
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Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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Synonym(s) Homotypic |
Cissus rotundifolia (Forssk.) Vahl var. rotundifolia |
Saelanthus rotundifolius Forssk. (1775) |
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Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
=Cissus crassifolia (Baker) Planch. |
=Vitis crassifolia Baker (1868) |
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Taxon infra-specific |
Cissus rotundifolia (Forssk.) Vahl var. rotundifolia |
Cissus rotundifolia var. ferrugineo-pubescens Verdc. (1993) |
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Ecology and distribution |
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Biology : |
± Woody climber or scrambler 1,2-10 m long, often forming dense masses; stems often purplish; older branches 4-5-angled or winged, the wings often becoming corky 1-2,5 cm wide; younger stems ± terete, striate and rugulose when dry[…] |
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see more in the book |
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Ecology : |
Commiphora, Acacia scrub; Acacia, Salvadora, Capparidaceae, Sansevieria bushland; Balanites and Strychnos, Acacia thickets; Olea, Euclea, etc. dry forest; forest edges particularly on rocky outcrops; lava slopes; termite mounds;[…] |
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S. Africa, Swaziland; Yemen, SW Saudi Arabia, Oman; Mascarenes, Seychelles (introduced). |
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Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
- Darbyshire, I. Kordofami, M. & al. (2015). The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, An annoted checklist. Kew Publishing
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More info on : |
see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
see under The International Plant Name Index |
see under Flora of Mozambique |
see under African Plants - a Photo Guide |
see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
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Record n°177342 modified 2007-01-31 |
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