Rhoicissus tridentata (L.f.) Wild & R.B.Drumm.

Credit:MPU - Université Montpellier - MPU - 2024

Specimen

UM-MPU-MPU886773

Collection

WAG in Hb B.M. Descoings

Taxonomy

Family

Vitaceae

Genus

Rhoicissus

Species

Rhoicissus tridentata

Name

Rhoicissus tridentata (L.f.) Wild & R.B.Drumm.

Origin

Country label

Aethiopiae

Country ISO (code)

Ethiopia (et)

Verbatim locality

About 10 km SE of Nazareth, about 110 km SE of Addis Ababa

Phenology

Collector's name

W.J.J.O.de Wilde

With

B.E.E. de Wilde-Duyfjes

Collector's number

6212

Collection date

1965-4-11

Altitude

1600

Geographic coordinates

8° 24' 0'' N ; 39° 18' 0'' E

8.4 ; 39.3

Description

Tall, woody liana, about 10 m long, about 7 m high. Stem somewhat purplish or greyish brown with pale brownish lenticells. Leaves grey-green above, very pale, grey tomentose beneath. Immature fruits green or yellowish-green

Ecological note

On hill slope, dry place

Determination

Amshoff

1970