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Orthanthera jasminiflora (Decne.) N.E.Br. ex Schinz

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Orthanthera

Characteristics

A herb that lies along the ground. It spreads 3-10 m wide. It has a taproot. The leaves are opposite and sword shaped. The flowers are in groups. There are 2-10 flowers in a group. They are cream or pale yellow and have 5 petals. The flowers have a strong scent. The fruit are a pair of follicles. They are spindle shaped and 10 cm long by 12 mm wide. They taper to a long beak.
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Perennial herb. Stems annually resprouting; procumbent, sparsely branched, up to 10 m long. Leaves ovate, narrowly ovate to linear, hairy, rough-textured; blade 10-76 x 3-45 mm. Flowers: corolla tube 10-18 mm long, hairy in throat, lobes 6-12 mm long; green, white or cream-coloured; Sep.-?Apr. Fruit a follicle.
Decumbent shrub. Stems, leaves and peduncles hairy. Corolla tube 10-18 mm long, hairy in throat, lobes 6-12 mm long. Leaves ovate, lanceolate to linear. Flowers green, white or cream.
Life form perennial
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) 3.0 - 10.0
Mature height (meter) 4.0
Root system tap-root
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in sandy places. It grows in well-drained soils. It grows in dry savannah. In Southern Africa it grows between 800-1,500 m altitude. It is often along roadsides in the Kalahari. It can grow in arid places.
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Dry savannah. Creeping on sandy soils.
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Usage

The young pod is eaten raw. The fruit is used as a staple food. They are also boiled and baked. They are treated as a vegetable. It is eaten as a meat-like substance. The crushed roots are used to make beer.
Uses animal food food food additive gene source material medicinal social use
Edible fruits leaves pods roots
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Images

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Distribution

Orthanthera jasminiflora world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:99948-1
WFO ID wfo-0000384638
COL ID 74XLZ
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Synonyms

Orthanthera jasminiflora Pergularia jasminiflora Barrowia jasminiflora Orthanthera browniana
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