| Highveld cabbage tree | |
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Scientific classification
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| 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.
The leaf is used ethnomedically to treat dysmenorrhea.
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 -
Tall specimens at Groenkloof N.R. -
Cultivated at Bochum Botanical Garden -
A young kiepersol in the Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve
- PlantZAfrica.com: Cussonia paniculata Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- 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.
| Highveld cabbage tree | |
|---|---|
|
| |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Genus: | Cussonia |
| Species: | C. paniculata
|
| 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.
The leaf is used ethnomedically to treat dysmenorrhea.
Cussonia paniculata is cultivated as an ornamental plant for planting in temperate climate gardens and in container gardens.
-
Close-up of foliage
-
Tall specimens at Groenkloof N.R.
-
Cultivated at Bochum Botanical Garden
-
A young kiepersol in the Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve
- PlantZAfrica.com: Cussonia paniculata Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- 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.