Biology:Cyphostemma juttae
| Cyphostemma juttae | |
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| File:Young Cyphostemma juttae.jpg | |
| File:Cyphostemma juttae HabitusInflorescencesLeaves BotGard0906.jpg | |
| At Berlin Botanical Garden, Germany. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Vitales |
| Family: | Vitaceae |
| Genus: | Cyphostemma |
| Species: | C. juttae
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyphostemma juttae (Dinter & Gilg) Desc.
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Cyphostemma juttae is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cyphostemma. It is a slow-growing succulent caudex shrub native to northwestern and north-central Namibia.[2] It is well known as an ornamental plant.
The plant is also known as wild grape, tree grape, Namibian grape, droog-my-keel,[3] Jutta's botterboom, and bastard cobas. The name "tree grape" comes from the grape-like fruits produced by the plant. These fruits are extremely poisonous, and should be avoided.
This species can reach 6 feet (1.8 metres) tall and has large shiny leaves. It is a deciduous plant. It grows in an arid region of summer-rainfall, and it loses its leaves in the dryer winter.[4]
The species was first described as Cissus juttae by Kurt Dinter and Ernest Friedrich Gilg in 1912. In 1967 Bernard Marie Descoings placed the species in genus Cyphostemma as C. juttae.[2]
See also
- List of Southern African indigenous trees
- Kurt Dinter
References
- ↑ Craven, P. (2004). "Cyphostemma juttae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46838A11084910.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/46838/11084910.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Cyphostemma juttae (Dinter & Gilg) Desc.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:68139-1.
- ↑ "Cyphostemma juttae". PlantZAfrica.com. http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantcd/cyphastemjut.htm.
- ↑ "Top 10 Ugly plants". The Daily Telegraph (London). 2009-06-11. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/gardeningpicturegalleries/5506103/Top-10-ugly-plants.html.
- van Wyk, B. and van Wyk, P. 1997. Field Guide to trees of southern Africa. Struik, Cape Town
- Craven, P. (2004). "Cyphostemma juttae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46838A11084910.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/46838/11084910. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- "Cyphostemma juttae in Spain" (in es). Flora Suculenta. http://www.florasuculenta.com/Vitaceae/cyphostemmajuttae00.htm.
External links
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M.; Zizka, G. (2014). "Cyphostemma juttae". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg. https://www.africanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?submitForm=true&page_id=77&searchTextMenue=Cyphostemma+juttae&filterRegionIDs%5B%5D=6&filterRegionIDs%5B%5D=1&filterRegionIDs%5B%5D=2&filterRegionIDs%5B%5D=3&filterRegionIDs%5B%5D=5.
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