Vitaceae FAMILY
Cissus quarrei
Cissus quarrei
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cissus quarrei is an erect herb or more or less climbing plant growing 60 - 100cm tall from an extensive woody rootstock with swollen tubers[ 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 edible fruit is gathered from the wild for local consumption.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Tanzania, eastern DR Congo, Zambia.
HabitatRiverine vegetation; Brachystegia woodland at elevations from 1,100 - 1,500 metres[ 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. ].