Cyphostemma crotalarioides

(Planch.) Wild & Drummond

Bushy wild grape

Vitaceae Edible: Fruit 23 iNaturalist observations

iNaturalist· cc-by-nc-sa

iNaturalist· cc-by-nc

Summary

Cyphostemma crotalarioides is a flowering plant species in the genus Cyphostemma found in Burkina Faso. Cyphostemmin A and B can be found in the root of C. crotalarioides.

Description

An erect herb. It grows 1 m tall. The rootstock is fattened. The leaves have 3 leaflets spread out like fingers. The leaflets are 14 cm long by 6.5 cm wide. They are narrowly oval. There are rounded teeth along the edge. The fruit is 1 cm long by 0.8 cm wide. It is oval. It is hairy. There is one seed 0.9 cm long by 0.6 cm wide.

Edible Uses

The ripe fruit are eaten.

Traditional Uses

The ripe fruit are eaten.

This uses section is brief — help expand it

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows in woodlands.

Where It Grows

Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo, East Africa, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Southern Africa, Sudan, West Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

Synonyms

Cissus crotalarioides Planch.Cissus hypargyrea sensu EylesCissus variifolia Bak.Vitis variifolia Bak.

Also Known As

Ciwa-masika, Zindakubaya guru

References (6)

Flora Zambesiaca. http://apps.kew.org/efloras
Fowler, D. G., 2007, Zambian Plants: Their Vernacular Names and Uses. Kew. p 63
Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 202
Tredgold, M.H., 1986, Food Plants of Zimbabwe. Mambo Press. p 7
Wild, 1975,

Show all 6 references