CUSSONIA KIRKII
Author:
Berthold Carl Seemann, 1866
Family:
ARALIACEAE
Origin:
Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Elevation:
Publisher:
Hochst. ex A. Rich. (1848). In: Tent Fl. Abyss. 1: 356.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
75-100 centimetres
Height:
11-15 meters
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Should be: Cussonia arborea, Hochst. 1848.
Cussonia barteri, Seem. 1887.
Cussonia hamata Harms, 1898.
Cussonia laciniata Harms, 1898.
Cussonia djalonensis A. Chev. 1908.
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Cussonia nigerica Hutch. 1910.
Cussonia homblei De Wild. 1914.
Cussonia delevoyi De Wild. 1927.
Cussonia longissima Hutch. & Dalziel, 1928.
Cussonia tisserantii Aubrév. & Pellegr. 1953.
This member of the Araliaceae family was described by Berthold Carl Seemann in 1866. It was already given the name; Cussonia arborea in 1848, and so far, I have not figured why that isn't the correct name. It's from tropical Africa.
It grows in well-drained soil with quite some water in summer and lots of sun. It can reach eleven or even fifteen meters in height, and the flowers are small and red. The stem can grow from 75 to 100 centimetres in diameter. The genera is named after Pierre Cusson, 1727-1783, a French physician, botanist and mathematician. The species after Sir John Kirk, 1832-1922, an English surgeon and plant collector in East Africa.
Flower
Red
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
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