− | Cissus adenopodus, Sprague. Herbaceous, climbing by tendrils, slender, terete root tuberous: lvs. red and decorative, 3-foliolate, petioled, 3-6 in. long, hairy; | + | Cissus adenopodus, Sprague. Herbaceous, climbing by tendrils, slender, terete root tuberous: lvs. red and decorative, 3-foliolate, petioled, 3-6 in. long, hairy; lfts. stalked, ovate, abruptly acuminate, coarsely serrate, green with sunken nerves above and red with prominent nerves beneath: fls. light yellow, in a loose panicle or cluster about 4 in. long, the pedicels recurved after flowering; petals oblong, much reflexed (about ⅕ in. long): berry globose, ⅔ in. diam., dark purplish black. Trop. Air. (Uganda). B.M. 8278.—A quick-growing plant requiring warmhouse conditions. Readily prop. by cuttings or seeds, and of very easy cult. Thrives well in sunlight. A recent intro. |