Cyphostemma mappia seeds grow into a shrub endemic to the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean a botanically unusual member of the genus in that it grows in the wet tropical biome of a small island rather than in the seasonally dry African and Malagasy habitats typical of most caudiciform Cyphostemma. This Mauritian Vitaceae develops as a shrub, making it distinct in habit from the climbing or scrambling species. The species’ island origin on Mauritius an island of extraordinary botanical significance with many endemic plant species gives it considerable collector and conservation interest as a rare island endemic in a mainly continental genus. Family Vitaceae.

As a wet-tropical island shrub, C. mappia has somewhat different cultivation requirements from the typical dry-climate Cyphostemma it benefits from more humidity and less extreme drought than the Namibian or Malagasy species, though still requiring good drainage.

• Island shrub rather than a typical caudiciform climber an unusual growth form in the genus
• Endemic to Mauritius wet tropical biome; rare island Vitaceae
• Botanically distinct from dry-climate African and Malagasy species
• Mauritius an island of extraordinary endemic plant diversity
• Good drainage; moderate humidity; warm conditions

Cyphostemma mappia is a botanical curiosity and island rarity an endemic Vitaceae from Mauritius that stands apart from the dry-climate caudiciform members of the genus, offering collectors a genuinely unusual and conservation-significant island species.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.