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Cyphostemma juttae
Species of succulent / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cyphostemma juttae is a slow-growing succulent species of Cyphostemma from southern Africa, well known as an ornamental plant.
Quick Facts Namibian grape, Conservation status ...
Namibian grape | |
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Cyphostemma juttae (left) at Huntington Desert Garden, Pasadena, California. | |
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At Berlin Botanical Garden, Germany. | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Vitales |
Family: | Vitaceae |
Genus: | Cyphostemma |
Species: | C. juttae |
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Cyphostemma juttae | |
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The plant is also known as wild grape, tree grape, Namibian grape, Droog-my-keel[3] and bastard cobas.[4]
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.[5]