Once known as Cissus cirrhosa, this Cyphostemma is from southeastern Africa, ranging from the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa over to Mozambique and up to Zambia. With time, the caudex becomes conical up to 3-5 m tall with gray peeling bark. The leaf tips are rounded and the hairless leaves have wavy serrated edges. These plants are seedlings in one-gallon pots.