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''Cyphia volubilis'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus
Cyphia ''Cyphia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the bellflower family, native to Africa; and particularly South Africa.Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. Continental Publishing, Deurne. It has been placed in ...
, endemic to the
Western Cape The Western Cape is a province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country. It is the fourth largest of the nine provinces with an area of , and the third most populous, with an estimated 7 million inhabitants in 2020 ...
. It is a type of
Fynbos Fynbos (; meaning fine plants) is a small belt of natural shrubland or heathland vegetation located in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. This area is predominantly coastal and mountainous, with a Mediterranean clim ...
climbing plant that uses a host to get its own flowers above ground. It has a bilabiate corolla; with 3 lobes on top and 2 at the bottom.


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Campanulaceae Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces Fynbos Taxa named by Nicolaas Laurens Burman {{Cyphia-stub