Cussonia paniculata
Appearance
Highveld cabbage tree | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Araliaceae |
Genus: | Cussonia |
Species: | C. paniculata
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Binomial name | |
Cussonia paniculata |
Cussonia paniculata, also known as kiepersol, is a large evergreen shrub or small tree up to 5 metres (16 ft) in height native to South Africa. The plant has large and bold textured grey foliage.
Uses
[edit]The leaf is used ethnomedically to treat dysmenorrhea.
Cultivation
[edit]Cussonia paniculata is cultivated as an ornamental plant for planting in temperate climate gardens and in container gardens.
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Close-up of foliage
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Tall specimens at Groenkloof N.R.
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Cultivated at Bochum Botanical Garden
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A young kiepersol in the Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve
References
[edit]- PlantZAfrica.com: Cussonia paniculata Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cussonia paniculata.
- PlantZAfrica.com Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- iSpot Images of Cussonia paniculata subsp. paniculata
- iSpot Images of Cussonia paniculata subsp. sinuata
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Cussonia paniculata". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.