Danais fragrans Pers.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Danais

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite shrub. It grows 12m high.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 12.0
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Environment

Eastern coastal and lowland rain forest; dry forests; forests at higher elevations; in or at the edge of forest remnants; occasionally in secondary savoka vegetation; at elevations from sea level to 1,700 metres, occasionally to 1,850 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses dye fiber material medicinal
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Habit

Danais fragrans habit picture by J. Champ (cc-by-sa)
Danais fragrans habit picture by S. Dufour-Kowalski (cc-by-sa)
Danais fragrans habit picture by S. Dufour-Kowalski (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Danais fragrans leaf picture by bruno trebel (cc-by-sa)
Danais fragrans leaf picture by Matthieu Gebus (cc-by-sa)
Danais fragrans leaf picture by Hugo SANTACREU (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Danais fragrans flower picture by Hugo SANTACREU (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Danais fragrans fruit picture by Matthieu Gebus (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Danais fragrans world distribution map, present in Madagascar, Mauritius, and Réunion

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:748144-1
WFO ID wfo-0000937617
COL ID 343PP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 706172
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Synonyms

Paederia fragrans Danais laxiflora Danais lyallii Danais rotundifolia Cinchona chlorrhiza Cinchona afroinda Cinchona cladorrhiza Cunninghamia verticillata Danais denudata Danais nodulosa Danais obovata Guettarda verticillata Danais pyrifolia Cinchona stadtmannii Danais fragrans