Asclepias meliodora (Schltr.) Schltr.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Asclepias

Characteristics

Perennial herb, 50-130 mm tall. Leaves 6-7 times as long as broad, lanceolate, subtruncate, subcordate or subhastate at base, pubescent. Umbels 2 or 3, subcorymbose, 7-15-flowered. Peduncles much shorter than leaves at their base. Corolla lobes reflexed, glabrous. Corona lobes 3-4 mm long. Flowers whitish, dull purple-tinted on back.
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A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.13
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
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Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Asclepias meliodora world distribution map, present in Botswana, Mozambique, eSwatini, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:94449-1
WFO ID wfo-0000551525
COL ID H6J8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Asclepias meliodora Gomphocarpus meliodorus Schizoglossum theileri Asclepias meliodora var. brevicoronata Asclepias meliodora var. meliodora