Cyphia volubilis is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cyphia, endemic to the Western Cape.[1] It is a type of Fynbos climbing plant that uses a host to get its own flowers above ground.[2] It has a bilabiate corolla; with 3 lobes on top and 2 at the bottom.[2]
Cyphia volubilis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Campanulaceae |
Genus: | Cyphia |
Species: | C. volubilis
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Binomial name | |
Cyphia volubilis |
References
edit- ^ a b "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Archived from the original on 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ a b "Cyphia volubilis - Climbers in the Fynbos". Phillipskop Mountain Reserve. 2016-09-14. Archived from the original on 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2022-04-11.