Cyphostemma juttae

Namibian Grape
Cyphostemma juttae (left) & Aloe dichotoma , Huntington Desert Garden
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Vitales
Family:	Vitaceae
Genus:	Cyphostemma
Species:	C. juttae
Binomial name
Cyphostemma juttae (Dinter & Gilg) Desc.

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^[1] and bastard cobas.

This species can reach 6 feet 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.^[2]

See also

• List of Southern African indigenous trees
• Kurt Dinter

References

1. "Cyphostemma juttae". Plantz Afrika. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
2. "Top 10 Ugly plants". The Daily Telegraph (London). 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-07-17.

• van Wyk, B. and van Wyk, P. 1997. Field Guide to trees of southern Africa. Struik, Cape Town
• Craven (2004). Cyphostemma juttae. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 9 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
• "Cyphostemma juttae in Spain". Flora Suculenta (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-02-12.

External links

• Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). [http://www.africanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?submitForm=true&page_id=77&searchTextMenue=Cyphostemma+juttae&filterRegionIDs[]=6&filterRegionIDs[]=1&filterRegionIDs[]=2&filterRegionIDs[]=3&filterRegionIDs[]=5 "Cyphostemma juttae"]. African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.