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Cyphostemma

Botanical name: Cyphostemma

Cyphostemma

Botanical name: Cyphostemma

Description

Cyphostemma is a flowering plant genus in the family Vitaceae, with around 260 species distributed throughout the tropics and subtropics. The genus name comes from Greek kyphos, meaning hump, and stemma, meaning garland. They originate from Northeast Africa to southern Arabia, in particular from Madagascar.

Species of Cyphostemma

Wild grape

The wild grape has yellow-green stems with white and papery bark. It produces non-descript flowers that become red grape-like berries in the summer. Humans and animals should ingest no part of the plant because the berries contain toxic levels of tannic acids. The genus’ name, Cyphostemma, originated from the word "kyphos" or “hump” and stemma, meaning “garland.”

Scientific Classification

Phylum

Vascular plants

Class

Dicotyledons

Order

Vitales

Family

Grape

Genus

Cyphostemma

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