Bushy wild grape
Cyphostemma crotalarioides

Family: Vitaceae

What it is like

An erect herb. It grows 1 m tall. The rootstock is fattened. The leaves have 3 leaflets spread out like fingers. The leaflets are 14 cm long by 6.5 cm wide. They are narrowly oval. There are rounded teeth along the edge. The fruit is 1 cm long by 0.8 cm wide. It is oval. It is hairy. There is one seed 0.9 cm long by 0.6 cm wide.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in woodlands.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo, East Africa, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Southern Africa, Sudan, West Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How it is used for food

The ripe fruit are eaten.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Ciwa-masika, Zindakubaya guru

Synonyms

Cissus crotalarioides Planch.; Cissus hypargyrea sensu Eyles; Cissus variifolia Bak.; Vitis variifolia Bak.;