Cissus

  • Filed As

    Vitaceae
    Cissus

  • Collector(s)

    A. F. H. Linsen 50, 24 Nov 1979

  • Location

    Kenya. Meru. north of mnt.Kenya, Lewa Downs farm, Isiolo.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4953268

    Occurrence ID: 4eed038c-22af-4d84-90c3-4b9768188b4d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Vitales

  • Family

    Vitaceae

  • All Determinations

    Cissus

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Kenya

  • State/Province

    Meru

  • Locality

    north of mnt.Kenya, Lewa Downs farm, Isiolo

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1680 m. (5512 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    0.33, 37.75

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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HERBARIUM VADENSE (WAG)
Plants collected by:	...Li ns e.n&VlUiifG ie s e n
No 5.0...............d.d MiWMM........
—	VITACEAE
Cyphosterama spec. B
KELYA
Meru prov.,north of mnt .Kenya,Lewa Downs
farm,Isiolo, 0 20 l.„ 37 45 E.,Alt1680m
Riverine clays of vulcanic origin.Riverine
vegetation with lots of Ac. Xantophloa.
Rainyseason.
Climber up to 8- 9m long.Lower part woody.
14 - 3 cm thick,grey/brown.Younger stem:
green with red/brown markings.Sticky hairs
Leaf thick and fleshy.Stipules reddish.
Calyx:green with a red/brown bar at the
top.Corolla: 'etals white with a wide red
margin.Stamens:white.Gynacium:dark red.
tf’/hite glands in the flower .Fruit: green-
purple with dense purple glandular hairs.
et* Einsen & Giesen, 1981
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