Smodingium argutum E.Mey.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Anacardiaceae > Smodingium

Characteristics

Tree or scrambler, 1.5-7.5 m high; drooping habit, dioecious, bark grey to brown. Leaves sessile, petiolate, spirally arranged, trifoliolate, terminal leaflet larger than lateral leaflets, coriaceous, narrowly ovate, coarsely toothed, dark green above, paler below, turns red before falling. Flowers in terminal or axillary panicles, small, creamy green; calyx 5-lobed; petals reflexed. Male flowers with 5 stamens. Female flowers: staminodes present; ovary spherical; styles 3, persistent. Flowering time Aug.-Mar. Fruit a flattened achene, encircled by red papery wing.
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Shrub or small tree, up to 8 m high, dioecious. Leaves digitately 3-foliolate; leaflet with a short petiole, blade narrowly ovate, 60-120 x 15-30 mm, veins prominent, margins deeply and sharply toothed. Flowers: small, in dense terminal clusters; corolla light yellow; Feb., Mar. Fruit a dry, winged, reddish achene.
Shrub or small tree, up to 8 m high. Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets shortly stalked, lamina lanceolate, 60-120 x 15-30 mm, veins prominent, margins deeply and sharply toothed. Fruit an achene with membranous, winged pericarp, 5-10 mm wide. Flowers light yellow.
A shrub or small tree. It grows 8 m tall. The leaves have 3 leaflets. They are 6-12 cm long by 1.5-3 cm wide. The flowers are light yellow. The fruit are dry and have wings.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 8.0
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
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Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

The leaves are cooked and used as a vegetable.
Uses medicinal poison
Edible leaves
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Images

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Distribution

Smodingium argutum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Conservation status

Smodingium argutum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:71339-1
WFO ID wfo-0001050207
COL ID 4XY3X
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Synonyms

Smodingium argutum