Pentatropis nivalis (J.F.Gmel.) D.V.Field & J.R.I.Wood

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Pentatropis

Characteristics

A twining herb. It grows 4 m tall. The older stems have rough corky bark. The leaves are opposite and have short leaf stalks. They are fleshy and narrowly oblong. They are 1-5 cm long by 04.-3 cm wide. The flowers are in 5 flowered clusters in the axils of leaves. They are pale greenish yellow. The pods are 5-7 cm long by 1 cm wide. They are narrowed to a long tip. The seeds are oval and flattened. They are 4.5 mm long with a tuft of hairs at the tip.
Life form perennial
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Growth support climber
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 4.0
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Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It can grow in dry and arid areas.
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Usage

The young pods are eaten.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits pods
Therapeutic use Depurative (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Poison(Veterinary) (unspecified), Vulnerary (unspecified), Pectoral (unspecified)
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Pentatropis nivalis world distribution map, present in Madagascar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:913148-1
WFO ID wfo-0000392625
COL ID 7724K
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Oxystelma caudatum Asclepias forsskalii Pentatropis rigida Pentatropis cynanchoides Pentatropis nivalis Strobopetalum carnosum Pentatropis madagascariensis Pentatropis senegalensis Pentarrhinum fasciculatum Pentatropis fasciculatus Pentatropis hoyoides Asclepias nivalis Asclepias nivea Pentatropis nivalis subsp. madagascariensis