Cissus quadrangularis

A succulent climber in the grape family with jointed, four-angled green stems, found across tropical Africa, Arabia and South Asia. It scrambles over shrubs in dry savanna and thicket and grips them with tendrils. It is easy if kept warm and bright and watered like a succulent, and it sheds leaves during dry or cool spells.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restClimber

Where it grows wild

Grows in dry savanna, bushland, thorn thicket and rocky scrub, climbing over shrubs and small trees toward the light. It often loses its small leaves in the dry season and survives on its photosynthetic stems.

Recorded from below sea level to 2,250 m (median 467 m, 70 records); it is mainly a lowland and low-hill plant.

AngolaAssamBangladeshBeninBurkinaBurundiCameroonCentral African RepublicChadDR CongoDjiboutiEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaGambiaGuinea-Bissau

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.