Brachylaena elliptica Less.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Brachylaena

Characteristics

A perennial dioecious evergreen plant. It grows 7m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 7.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-9
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses essential oil fodder medicinal wood
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Abdominal pain (leaf), Analgesics (leaf), Anxiety (leaf), Asthma (leaf), Bronchitis (leaf), Headache (leaf), Hypnotics and sedatives (leaf), Hysteria (leaf), Stomach diseases (leaf), Toothache (leaf), Abdominal pain (stem), Asthma (stem), Bronchitis (stem), Headache (stem), Stomach diseases (stem), Toothache (stem), Headache (unspecified), Asthma (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified), Fumitory (unspecified), Kidney (unspecified), Diabetes (unspecified), Antirheumatic agents (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 17 - 33
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Brachylaena elliptica unspecified picture

Distribution

Brachylaena elliptica world distribution map, present in Djibouti and South Africa

Conservation status

Brachylaena elliptica threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:186091-1
WFO ID wfo-0000126043
COL ID MWSD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Brachylaena elliptica Tarchonanthus ellipticus Tarchonanthus camphoratus Brachylaena elliptica var. elliptica Brachylaena dentata var. dentata Brachylaena elliptica var. salicina Brachylaena dentata var. salicina