Menispermaceae

Orange grape creeper

Hyalosepalum afrum (Miers) Troupin

Family: Menispermaceae
Genus: Hyalosepalum

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Orange grape creeper: Hyalosepalum afrum , flowers (female); Lowveld National Botanical Garden, Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa — Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Afrikaans: Oranje-druiweranker, Kuswonderstok, Oranjedruiweranker, Oranjevrugwonderplant
English: Orange grape creeper, Coastal marvel-creeper
Zulu: Isidumuke

Synonyms

Desmonema afra Miers
Desmonema caffra Miers
Desmonema gossweileri Exell
Desmonema mucronulatum Engl.
Desmonema mucronulatum var. mildbraedii Diels
Desmonema mucronulatum var. schweinfurthii Engl.
Desmonema pallido-aurantiaca Engl. & Gilg
Desmonema schliebenii Diels
Desmonema schweinfurthii (Engl.) A.Chev.
Hyalosepalum caffrum (Miers) Troupin
Hyalosepalum gossweileri (Exell) Exell & Mendonça
Hyalosepalum pallido-aurantiacum (Engl. & Gilg) Troupin
Tinospora afra (Miers) Troupin
Tinospora caffra (Miers) Troupin

Photos

Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.