Lasiosiphon glaucus Fresen.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Thymelaeaceae > Lasiosiphon

Characteristics

Flowers pale yellow, in numerous balls.
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Tree
Life form annual
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 8.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Of montane open woodland
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses fiber material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Anticoagulants (bark), Fishes, poisonous (bark), Hypotension (bark), Insecticides (bark), Parasympatholytics (bark), Urinary bladder calculi (bark), Hyperglycemia (flower), Anthelmintics (leaf), Antifungal agents (leaf), Anti-inflammatory agents (leaf), Antioxidants (leaf), Contusions (leaf), Dysentery (leaf), Edema (leaf), Hyperglycemia (leaf), Insect repellents (leaf), Insecticides (leaf), Lice infestations (leaf), Wounds and injuries (leaf), Central nervous system diseases (root), Hypothermia (root), Antiviral agents (stem), Edema (stem), Hyperglycemia (stem), Bruise (unspecified), Vesicant (unspecified), Piscicide (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Swelling (unspecified), Insecticides (unspecified), Anti-poisoning (unspecified), Urinary bladder calculi (unspecified)
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

Lasiosiphon glaucus world distribution map, present in Cameroon, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Mozambique, Malawi, Nigeria, South Sudan, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, and Zambia

Conservation status

Lasiosiphon glaucus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:832117-1
WFO ID wfo-0000445422
COL ID 3SGFB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Lasiosiphon speciosus Lachnaea sphaerocephala Gnidia glauca Gnidia hugelii Lasiosiphon rivae Passerina cephalophora Lasiosiphon metzianus Lasiosiphon eriocephalus Lasiosiphon huegelii Passerina purpurea Gnidia volkensii Gnidia eriocephala Gnidia eriocephala Lasiosiphon eriocephalus var. zeylanicus Gnidia glauca var. glauca Lasiosiphon glaucus Gnidia rivae