Pentopetia grevei (Baill.) Venter

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Pentopetia

Characteristics

A creeping shrub. It has a tuberous root. The bark is reddish and smooth. The flowers are yellow and star-shaped.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Environment

Found in a range of habitats, often man-made, ranging from dunes and strand, forest, grassland, inselberg/rockface, shrubland and thicket.
More
A tropical plant.
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Usage

Uses material
Edible roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seeds.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Pentopetia grevei world distribution map, present in Madagascar

Conservation status

Pentopetia grevei threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:998082-1
WFO ID wfo-0001240958
COL ID 76PHS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Gonocrypta grevei Kompitsia elastica Cryptolepis grevei Pentopetia grevei Gonocrypta grevei