Cyphostemma juttae

Cyphostemma juttae
At Berlin Botanical Garden, Germany.
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Vitales
Family:	Vitaceae
Genus:	Cyphostemma
Species:	C. juttae
Binomial name
Cyphostemma juttae (Dinter & Gilg) Desc.
Synonyms [2]
Cissus juttaeDinter & Gilg

Cyphostemma juttae is a slow-growing succulent species of Cyphostemma from southern Africa, well known as an ornamental plant.

The plant is also known as wild grape, tree grape, Namibian grape, Droog-my-keel ^[3] and bastard cobas.

This species can reach 6 feet (1.8 metres) tall and has large shiny leaves. It is a deciduous plant. It grows in an arid region of summer-rainfall, and it loses its leaves in the dryer winter. ^[4]

See also

• List of Southern African indigenous trees
• Kurt Dinter

References

1. Craven, P. (2004). "Cyphostemma juttae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004 e.T46838A11084910. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46838A11084910.en .
2. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species , retrieved 22 November 2016
3. "Cyphostemma juttae". PlantZAfrica.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
4. "Top 10 Ugly plants". The Daily Telegraph. London. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2009.

• van Wyk, B. and van Wyk, P. 1997. Field Guide to trees of southern Africa. Struik, Cape Town
• Craven, P. (2004). "Cyphostemma juttae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004 e.T46838A11084910. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46838A11084910.en . Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
• "Cyphostemma juttae in Spain". Flora Suculenta (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 February 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2010.

External links

• Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Cyphostemma juttae". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.