Cissus integrifolia
(Bak.) Planch.
Depa-vine
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Leaves, Stem - sap
The leaves are used as a relish and as a famine food. The fruit are eaten. The clear stem sap is drunk.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows amongst vegetation near rivers. In Zimbabwe it grows up to 1,100 m above sea level.
Africa, East Africa, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Southern Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
How to Identify
A shrub or vine up to 9 m tall. It has gum like sap. It has tendrils opposite the leaves. The leaves are round or slightly long. They are about 5 cm long. They have a long drawn out tip. The flowers are yellow. The fruits are oval and 20 mm long. They are red and covered with a bloom.
Notes
There are about 200-350 Cissus species. There are about 75 species in tropical America.
Names & Synonyms
Chikomba, Chitafu, Dovoza, Lendja, Mkomberonda, Mpelesya, Murrupa, Mwanya, Redza, Renja, Renza, Timanziluane
References (12)
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