Acokanthera oblongifolia Benth. & Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Acokanthera

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen plant. It grows 4-6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 6.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
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Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Dry forests and thickets on coastal dunes.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses environmental use material medicinal poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cardiotonic agents (fruit), Cardiotonic agents (leaf), Pruritus (root), Cardiotonic agents (wood)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 7 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Acokanthera oblongifolia unspecified picture

Distribution

Acokanthera oblongifolia world distribution map, present in Pakistan and South Africa

Conservation status

Acokanthera oblongifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:76347-1
WFO ID wfo-0000336026
COL ID 9FRJ
BDTFX ID 122008
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Jasminonerium oblongifolium Toxicophlaea spectabilis Acokanthera oblongifolia Acokanthera spectabilis Carissa oblongifolia Carissa spectabilis Acokanthera oblongifolia Acokanthera venenata var. spectabilis