Native to 76 botanical countries across Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 4 occurrences across 4 countries.
Location
Kenya (Egerton University campus and Botanical Garden)
Location Remarks
Town of Njoro, southwest of Nakuru on Njoro Road.
Collectors
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya
-8.8275, 33.263889
Location Remarks
Pungaluma Hills, NE of Mshewe Village, above Utengule Coffee Estate factory in miombo woodland on W-facing slope. 1550 m elev.
Collectors
Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Rare herb 1 m high. Peduncle ca. 40 cm high; inflorescence 3-branched; fruit dark purple.
Location
South Africa, Mpumalanga
-25.795278, 31.085278
Location Remarks
Southeast of Barberton on highway R40 toward Swaziland. Saddleback Pass in Moodie Mountains.
Collectors
Location
Zimbabwe
-17.920833, 25.845556
Location Remarks
Victoria Falls
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Vitales
Family
Vitaceae
Genus
Cyphostemma
Authorship
(Planch.) Alston