Cissus trothae
Gilg & Brandt
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows on rocky slopes and on the edges of swamps.
Africa, East Africa, Malawi, Southern Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A small erect shrub. It grows each year from a rootstock. It flowers before the adult leaves are produced. The plant is densely covered with a red coating. The stem is cylinder shaped. It usually does not have tendrils. The leaves are simple. The leaf blade is 23 cm long by 22 cm wide and almost round. The base is heart shaped. The flowering stalks are opposite the leaves. The flower petals are purple. The fruit are 9 mm long by 6 mm wide.
Names & Synonyms
Ampelocissus cinnamochroa sensu Brenan
References (4)
- Flora Zambesiaca. http://apps.kew.org/efloras
- Fowler, D. G., 2007, Zambian Plants: Their Vernacular Names and Uses. Kew. p 85
- Newman, 1970,
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 201
