Cyphostemma flavicans

Family: Vitaceae

What it is like

A herb that keeps growing from year to year. It has a stout rootstock and puts up annual stems. The stems grow 1 m high.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the savannah in West Africa.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Guinée, Mali, Senegal, West Africa

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Alfa, Gbayiro, Yaffa

Synonyms

Vitis flavicans Baker; Cyphostemma chevalieri (Gilg & M. Brandt) Desc.; Cissus chevalieri Gilg. & M. Brandt.; Cissus flavicans (Baker) Desc.; Cissus dahomensis A. Chev.;