Kanahia laniflora (Forssk.) R.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Kanahia

Characteristics

Shrub, 0.9-1.2 m high. Corolla lobes up to 9-15 mm long. Corona 3.0-5.5 mm high, lobes sometimes very deeply grooved on upper surface so as to appear paired. Follicles mostly in pairs, fusiform. Flowers white.
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A woody herb, stiffly erect, to 6 ft. high
Creamy white sweet-scented flowers
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.83
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

In sand or among rocks along (seasonal) streams or lakes in dry areas, at elevations from sea-level up to 1,800 metres. It is considered a rheophyte.
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Along seasonal rivers.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 5-8
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses animal food material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Kanahia laniflora world distribution map, present in South Africa

Conservation status

Kanahia laniflora threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:98887-1
WFO ID wfo-0000356600
COL ID 6NJVC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Kanahia laniflora Kanahia monroi Kanahia consimilis Asclepias coarctata Asclepias fluviatilis Asclepias laniflora Gomphocarpus glaberrimus Kanahia forskaolii Kanahia delilii Asclepias rivalis Kanahia glaberrima