Pachycarpus spurius (N.E.Br.) Bullock

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Pachycarpus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite plant. It grows 1.5m high.
Life form perennial
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.5
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Environment

Grassland and Brachystegia or Protea scrubby woodland, sometimes in disturbed sites, at elevations from 1,200-2,100 metres.
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Usage

Uses fiber material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Pachycarpus spurius world distribution map, present in Malawi and Tanzania, United Republic of

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:100260-1
WFO ID wfo-0001104523
COL ID 6TGKT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Xysmalobium dolichoglossum Schizoglossum dolichoglossum Schizoglossum debeersianum Schizoglossum spurium Pachycarpus spurius Xysmalobium spurium