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Habitat:
Africa and Madagascar.
Description: these dicotyledonous plants can be sarmentose or
climbers by means of tendrils, monoecious or dioecious. The leaves are
alternate and deciduous. Small, pentamerous flowers are borne in racemes on
the current year’s growth. The fruits are berry-like, fleshy with few seeds
containing a large quantity of albumen.
Soil: basic mix.
Location: choose a bright site.
Temperature: minimum temperature of 10°C (50°F).
Water: average.
Cultivation tips: relatively easy; they can be treated like most
indoor plants. Their period of growth may be inverted. Propagate from seed
or cutting.
Main genera: Cissus, Cyphostemma.
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