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), Huntington Desert Garden | |
| 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 | |
| Synonyms | |
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The plant is also known as wild grape, tree grape, Namibian grape, Droog-my-keel and bastard cobas.
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.
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