Cissus palmatifida

Botanical Description

Cissus palmatifida is a semi-woody climbing plant with stems up to 180cm long produced from a large rootstock. The stems scramble over the ground, climbing into the surrounding vegetation where they attach themselves by means of tendrils[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild as a local source of food and drink.