Toggle navigation
Geoffrey's plant names explained
Home
Contact
More
Families
Appendix
Bibliography
Abbreviations
Submit
Species within a genus
Genus:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
CISSAMPELOS
(
G
)
Davidjies (
Le
)
Family:
MENISPERMACEAE
kissos, = ivy;
ampelos, = a vine.
(rambling habit and fruit resembling bunches of grapes)
(
LS
,
Le
)
Cissampelos capensis
(
La
)
Davidjies, Fynblaarklimop (
PS
)
Location: (
F
,
K
,
P
)
cape, = Cape of Good Hope;
-ensis, = indicates country or place of growth, or origin or else habitat.
(pertaining to the Cape of Good Hope; Cape Peninsula)
(
BL
)