| Namibian Grape | |
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| Cyphostemma juttae (left) & Aloe dichotoma , Huntington Desert Garden | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Vitales |
| Family: | Vitaceae |
| Genus: | Cyphostemma |
| Species: | C. juttae |
| Binomial name | |
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Cyphostemma juttae (Dinter & Gilg) Desc. |
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Cyphostemma juttae is a slow-growing succulent species of Cyphostemma from southern Africa, well known as an ornamental plant.
The plant is also known as wild grape, tree grape, Namibian grape, Droog-my-keel and bastard cobas.
This species can reach 6 feet (1.8 metres) tall and has large shiny leaves. It is a deciduous plant. It grows in an arid region of summer-rainfall, and it loses its leaves in the dryer winter.