Cyphostemma juttae
| Namibian Grape | |
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| Cyphostemma juttae (left) & Aloe dichotoma , Huntington Desert Garden | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Vitales |
| Family: | Vitaceae |
| Genus: | Cyphostemma |
| Species: | C. juttae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyphostemma juttae (Dinter & Gilg) Desc. | |
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 bastard cobas, wild grape, tree grape, Namibian grape, and Droog-my-keel. This species can reach 6 feet 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.[1]
See also
- List of Southern African indigenous trees
- Kurt Dinter
References
- ↑ "Top 10 Ugly plants". The Daily Telegraph (London). 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- van Wyk, B. and van Wyk, P. 1997. Field Guide to trees of southern Africa. Struik, Cape Town
- Craven (2004). Cyphostemma juttae. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 9 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- "Cyphostemma juttae". Plantz Afrika. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- "Cyphostemma juttae in Spain". Flora Suculenta (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-02-12.
External links
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). [http://www.africanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?submitForm=true&page_id=77&searchTextMenue=Cyphostemma+juttae&filterRegionIDs[]=6&filterRegionIDs[]=1&filterRegionIDs[]=2&filterRegionIDs[]=3&filterRegionIDs[]=5 "Cyphostemma juttae"]. African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
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