Cyphostemma juttae

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| name = Cyphostemma juttae

| image = Young Cyphostemma juttae.jpg

| image2 = Cyphostemma juttae HabitusInflorescencesLeaves BotGard0906.jpg

| image2_caption = At Berlin Botanical Garden, Germany.

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| genus = Cyphostemma

| species = juttae

| authority = (Dinter & Gilg) Desc.

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  • Cissus juttae Dinter & Gilg

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| synonyms_ref = {{citation

|url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2752766

|title=The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species

|access-date=22 November 2016}}

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Craven, P. |date=2004 |title=Cyphostemma juttae |volume=2004 |page=e.T46838A11084910 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46838A11084910.en}}

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

The plant is also known as wild grape, tree grape, Namibian grape, Droog-my-keel{{cite web|title=Cyphostemma juttae|work=PlantZAfrica.com|url=http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantcd/cyphastemjut.htm|access-date=2015-07-07|archive-date=13 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113155226/http://plantzafrica.com/plantcd/cyphastemjut.htm|url-status=dead}} and bastard cobas.[https://www.gardenbuildingsdirect.co.uk/blog/top-10-ugliest-flowers/ Discover the World's Top Ten Ugliest Plants and Trees] 2020-06-21

This species can reach {{convert|6|ft|m|abbr=off}} 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.{{cite news |title= Top 10 Ugly plants |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/gardeningpicturegalleries/5506103/Top-10-ugly-plants.html |access-date= 2009-07-17 | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph |date=2009-06-11}}

See also

References

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  • van Wyk, B. and van Wyk, P. 1997. Field Guide to trees of southern Africa. Struik, Cape Town
  • {{cite iucn |author=Craven, P. |date=2004 |title=Cyphostemma juttae |volume=2004 |page=e.T46838A11084910 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46838A11084910.en}} Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
  • {{cite web|title=Cyphostemma juttae in Spain|work=Flora Suculenta|url=http://www.florasuculenta.com/Vitaceae/cyphostemmajuttae00.htm|access-date=2010-02-12|language=es|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100222071932/http://www.florasuculenta.com/Vitaceae/cyphostemmajuttae00.htm|archive-date=22 February 2010}}