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Cyphostemma cirrhosum

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Cyphostemma cirrhosum
In Roodepoort, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Vitales
Family: Vitaceae
Genus: Cyphostemma
Species:
C. cirrhosum
Binomial name
Cyphostemma cirrhosum
(Thunb.) Desc. ex Wild & R.B.Drumm.

Cyphostemma cirrhosum is a species of plant native to southern Africa. It is a soft-stemmed creeper with succulent, yellowish-green leaves. It bears yellow flowers and red, oval-shaped fruit.

References

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  • "Cyphostemma cirrhosum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
  • Roy Lubke, Irene De Moor (1998). Field Guide to Eastern and Southern Cape Coasts. Juta Academic. p. 314.

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