Derivation of specific name
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welwitschii: Named after the Austrian botanist, Friedrich Martin Welwitsch (1806-1872)
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Cissus welwitschii (Baker) Planch. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=137950
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Description
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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.
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Cissus welwitschii (Baker) Planch. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=137950
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique
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- cc-by-nc
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Cissus welwitschii (Baker) Planch. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=137950
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
