Psorospermum senegalense Spach

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Hypericaceae > Psorospermum

Characteristics

A shrub of small tree. It grows 2.5 m tall. The young leaves have rusty brown hairs. The leaves are 5-9 cm long by 2.5-4 cm wide. The flowers are white. They are in groups in the axils of leaves or at the ends of branches.
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Shrub or small tree
Flowers white.
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.5
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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal poison social use
Edible leaves
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Distribution

Psorospermum senegalense world distribution map, present in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Chad, and Togo

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:434045-1
WFO ID wfo-0000465044
COL ID 78JNK
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Synonyms

Psorospermum senegalense