Cyphostemma juttae

Please wear protective clothing and other barriers like gloves and safety glasses to keep any sap from making contact with the skin or eyes. The sap will burn the skin and possibly lead to Phytophotodermatitis. I had a severe reaction after having to cut a plant up after it fell over.

Cyphostemma juttae is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cyphostemma. It is a slow-growing succulent caudex shrub native to northwestern and north-central Namibia. It is well known as an ornamental plant. The plant is also known as wild grape, tree grape, Namibian grape, droog-my-keel, Jutta's botterboom, and bastard cobas. The name "tree grape" comes from the grape-like fruits produced by the plant. These fruits are extremely poisonous, and should be avoided. This species can reach 6 feet (1.8 metres) tall and has large shiny leaves. It is a deciduous plant. It grows in an arid region of summer-rainfall, and it loses its leaves in the dryer winter. The species was first described as Cissus juttae by Kurt Dinter and Ernest Friedrich Gilg in 1912. In 1967 Bernard Marie Descoings placed the species in genus Cyphostemma as C. juttae.