Author: |
Berthold Carl Seemann, 1866
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Family: |
ARALIACEAE |
Origin: |
Benin,
Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad,
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory
Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda,
Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre,
Zimbabwe |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
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Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
75-100
centimetres |
Height: |
11-15
meters |
Flower:
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Red |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
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Synonyms: |
Should
be:
Cussonia arborea, Hochst. 1848.
Cussonia barteri, Seem. 1887.
Cussonia hamata
Harms, 1898.
Cussonia laciniata Harms, 1898.
Cussonia
djalonensis A. Chev. 1908.
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.
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