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Leptadenia pyrotechnica (Forssk.) Decne.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Leptadenia

Characteristics

A densely branching shrub. It can grow to 4 m high. The young branches can have many small leaves but these fall off. The stems are green and capture sunlight. The flowers are yellow and 5-7 mm across. They grow in clusters on the stem. They have 5 petals. The fruit are seed pods that are long, thick, slightly curved and pointed. The seeds are attached by silky hairs.
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Erect, leafless shrub with green rather succulent stems, 3-6 ft.high
Flowers yellowish
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 2.5
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in the desert. It grows in sandy, gravelly and stony soils. It grows in the Sahel in West Africa. It grows in areas with an annual rainfall between 100-400 mm. It can grow in arid places.
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Dry sandy areas and dunes.
In dry sandy places.
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

The tuberous roots are eaten as a vegetable. The young flowers are eaten raw. The leaves, young shoots and flowers are used to flavour soups.
Uses animal food environmental use fiber food fuel gene source material medicinal
Edible flowers fruits leaves roots shoots
Therapeutic use Arthralgia (aerial part), Atherosclerosis (aerial part), Edema (aerial part), Antirheumatic agents (fruit), Common cold (fruit), Cough (fruit), Edema (fruit), Fractures, bone (fruit), Anti-bacterial agents (leaf), Edema (leaf), Wounds and injuries (leaf), Eczema (plant exudate), Wounds and injuries (plant exudate), Antirheumatic agents (root), Asthma (root), Antirheumatic agents (stem), Asthma (stem), Edema (stem), Wounds and injuries (stem), Abdominal pain (unspecified), Anti-infective agents, local (unspecified), Arthralgia (unspecified), Diabetes mellitus (unspecified), Edema (unspecified), Jaundice (unspecified), General tonic for rejuvenation (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified), Anti-infective agents (whole plant), Burns (whole plant), Wound healing (whole plant)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

Leptadenia pyrotechnica world distribution map, present in Anguilla, United Arab Emirates, Burkina Faso, Bahrain, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Senegal, Somalia, Chad, and Yemen

Conservation status

Leptadenia pyrotechnica threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:98980-1
WFO ID wfo-0000361232
COL ID 6PDRR
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Synonyms

Microloma pyrotechnicum Leptadenia jacquemontiana Leptadenia spartium Microloma angustifolium Gymnema spartium Leptadenia pyrotechnica Cynanchum pyrotechnicum Sarcostemma pyrotechnicum Periploca pyrotechnica
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