Biology:Cyphia volubilis

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Short description: Species of climbing Fynbos plant

Cyphia volubilis
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LC (SANBI)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Cyphia
Species:
C. volubilis
Binomial name
Cyphia volubilis
(Burm.f.) Willd.

Cyphia volubilis is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cyphia, endemic to the Western Cape.[1] It is a type of Fynbos climbing plant that uses a host to get its own flowers above ground.[2] It has a bilabiate corolla; with 3 lobes on top and 2 at the bottom.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15601823 entry