Cissampelos torulosa E. Mey. ex Harv.

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Seldomseen, Vumba, nr Twinstreams Cottage

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Road from Mt Selinda to Espungabera border post

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Synonyms:	Cissampelos wildemaniana Van de Bossche ex De Wild. Menispermum capense Thunb.
Common names:	Kidney-leaf (English)
Frequency:	Locally frequent
Status:	Native
Description:	Slender climber with a woody rootstock. Leaves kidney-shaped, 3-5-veined from the base, glabrescent; petiole inserted at or very near the base of the leaf lamina. Flowers unisexual in axillary cymes. Male flowers with 4 petals and sepals; female flowers often only 2. Fruit an ovate-compressed drupe, yellow.
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Derivation of specific name:	torulosa: with small swellings.
Habitat:	Along the margins of evergreen forest.
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Worldwide distribution:	Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Mozambique distribution:	Z,MS,GI,M
Growth form:	C
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Literature:	Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 87. Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 136 - 137. (Includes a picture). 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 62. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 79. Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 252 - 253. (Includes a picture). Troupin, G. (1960). Menispermaceae FZ 1(1) Page 166.

Other sources of information about Cissampelos torulosa:

African Plant Database: Cissampelos torulosa
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Cissampelos torulosa
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Cissampelos torulosa
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Cissampelos torulosa
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cissampelos torulosa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cissampelos torulosa
JSTOR Plant Science: Cissampelos torulosa
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Cissampelos torulosa
Tropicos: Cissampelos torulosa
West African Plants database: Cissampelos torulosa