Species Kedrostis africana (L.) Cogn. (Cape bryony)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Viridiplantae
  • - phylum: Streptophyta
  • -- order: Cucurbitales
  • --- family: Cucurbitaceae
  • ---- species: Kedrostis africana
Characteristics:climber; large, disk-shaped, underground rootstock; leaves alternate and deeply lobed; green to yellow flowers; the fruit is round with a point and red when ripe
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References:Van Rooyen et al. 2001: 152
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