CUSSONIA SPICATA
Author:
Carl Peter Thunberg, 1780
Family:
ARALIACEAE
Origin:
Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Elevation:
Publisher:
Thunb. (1780). In: Nov. Act. Soc. Sci. Ups. 3: 212. T. 13.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
60 Centimetres
Height:
17 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds(/Cuttings)
CITES:
Synonyms:
Cussonia boivinii, Drake.
Cussonia calophylla, Miq.
Cussonia kraussii, Hochst.
Cussonia quercifolia, Colla.
Cussonia triptera, Colla.
This member of the Araliaceae family was described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1780. It is found in the mid- and southern Africa, where it grows on hillsides and rocky outcrops. Well drained soil, some water and lots of sun. The corky stem will grow to 60 centimetres in diameter and reach for 17 meters. The flowers are greenish-yellow. The genera is named after Pierre Cusson, 1727-1783, a French physician, botanist and mathematician. The species means ' spike-like, or disposed on a spike.
Flower
Greenish-Yellow
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
