Cissus welwitschii (Baker) Planch.

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Near main house, Canonkopje Crane and Game Sanctuary

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Synonyms:	Vitis welwitschii Baker
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Description:	Woody climber; stems cylindric, never 4-angled or developing corky wings. Tendrils simple. Leaves simple, not lobed and not succulent, glabrous, petiolate, lamina up to 9 × 8.5 cm, ovate to broadly ovate; apex acuminate; base truncate to slightly cordate; 3-5-veined from the base; margin serrate with teeth up to 1.5 mm long. Flowers borne in axillary, few-flowered cymes; peduncle up to 2 cm. Flower-bud conical, glabrous. Ovary glabrous. Fruit 1.5 × 1 cm, ellipsoid. Seed 1.
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Derivation of specific name:	welwitschii: Named after the Austrian botanist, Friedrich Martin Welwitsch (1806-1872)
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Worldwide distribution:	Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique
Growth form(s):	Climber.
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Literature:	Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 13. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 258. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 83. Wild, H, Drummond, R.B. & Gonçalves, M.L. (1969). 50. Vitaceae Flora de Moçambique Junta de Investigaçoes de Ultramar, Centro de Botanica Pages 4 - 5. (Includes a picture). Wild, H. & Drummond, R.B. (1966). Vitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Page 451.

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