Cyphostemma juttae

Cyphostemma juttae is a slow-growing succulent species of Cyphostemma from southern Africa, well known as an ornamental plant.

Namibian grape
Cyphostemma juttae (left) & Aloidendron dichotomum , Huntington Desert Garden
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Vitales
Family:	Vitaceae
Genus:	Cyphostemma
Species:	C. juttae
Binomial name
Cyphostemma juttae (Dinter & Gilg) Desc.
Synonyms[1]
Cissus juttae Dinter & Gilg

The plant is also known as wild grape, tree grape, Namibian grape, Droog-my-keel[2] and bastard cobas.[3]

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]

See also

• List of Southern African indigenous trees
• Kurt Dinter

References

1. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 22 November 2016
2. "Cyphostemma juttae". PlantZAfrica.com. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
3. Discover the World's Top Ten Ugliest Plants and Trees 2020-06-21
4. "Top 10 Ugly plants". The Daily Telegraph. London. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2009.

• van Wyk, B. and van Wyk, P. 1997. Field Guide to trees of southern Africa. Struik, Cape Town
• Craven (2004). "Cyphostemma juttae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 9 May 2006.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
• "Cyphostemma juttae in Spain". Flora Suculenta (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 February 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2010.

External links

• Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Cyphostemma juttae". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.