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Stephania abyssinica is a climbing vine (liana) from tropical and southern Africa and northern Yemen, grown in the wild rather than as a garden plant. It thrives in seasonally dry tropical conditions and needs a support to climb.
Stephania abyssinica is a species of vine native to southern Africa. it is the only member of its genus found in the region. Two subspecies are recognised.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stephania abyssinica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
