Hugonia orientalis Engl.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Linaceae > Hugonia

Characteristics

Shrub, often scrambling, or a small tree, up to 4 m high. Young branches pubescent. Leaves petiolate, lamina oblong or oblanceolate to obovate or elliptic, 25-116 x 10-35 mm. Drupe globose with thin yellow pericarp. Flowers yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 4.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Hugonia orientalis world distribution map, present in Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, United Republic of, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Hugonia orientalis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:544239-1
WFO ID wfo-0001073498
COL ID 3MSYH
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Synonyms

Hugonia arborescens Hugonia buchananii Hugonia busseana Hugonia faulknerae Hugonia trigyna Hugonia orientalis Hugonia swynnertonii