Cyphostemma woodii
(Gilg & Brandt) Descoings
Hairy grape bush
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Description
A shrub. It is a tall slender climber. It has slender long tendrils. These become thicker after they grasp an object. The leaves have 5 leaflets. They are oval and pointed. There are small teeth along the edge. The middle leaflet is 6 cm long by 3 cm wide. The side leaflets are smaller. The flowers are on slender branched stalks. There are clusters of small greenish flowers. The fruit are round and 8 mm across. They are red and downy.
Edible Uses
The red fruits are eaten as a snack.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten as a snack.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Eswatini, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Inkhonyane
References (8)
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 367
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 128 (As Cissus woodii)
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
- Peters & Maguire, 1981,
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 203
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- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 108
- Swaziland's Flora Database http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora
- Welcome, A. K. & Van Wyk, B.-E., 2019, An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 136–179
