Cyphostemma cirrhosum

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Cyphostemma cirrhosum
Cyphostemma cirrhosum, e, Roodekrans.jpg
In Roodepoort, South Africa
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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.

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