Osyridicarpos is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Santalaceae. The only species is Osyridicarpos schimperianus.
Oct 13, 2024 · The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. The leaves and stems are traded by traditional medicine sellers in S. Africa, ...
Climbing shrub, stems 1-4 m, Leaves: lamina 15-50 × 3-9 mm, elliptic, distinctly 3-nerved from the base, merging into the bracts. Inflorescence with c. 20 ...
POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name: · Polhill, R.M. (2005). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Santalaceae: 1-27. [Cited as Osyridicarpos ...
Taxonomy ; Scientific Name. Osyridicarpos schimperianus (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) A.DC. ; Higher Classification. Dicotyledons ; Family. SANTALACEAE ; Synonyms.
Feb 25, 2024 · Climbing shrub with long, slender, sometimes pendulous, branches. Leaves alternate. Inflorescence a terminal raceme. Flowers bisexual, small, (4-)5-merous.
Oct 12, 2020 · Climbing shrub with long, slender, sometimes pendulous, branches. Leaves alternate. Inflorescence a terminal raceme. Flowers bisexual, small, (4-)5-merous.
Osyridicarpos natalensis A.DC. Prodr. 14: 635 (1857). This name is a synonym of Osyridicarpos schimperianus A.DC. by Santalaceae. The record derives from ...
Osyridicarpos schimperianus (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) A.DC. ... The native range of this species is Eritrea to S. Africa. It is a climbing shrub or tree and grows ...
Shrub scrambling to 1–5 m, pendent or straggling if unsupported, with many ascending branches; branches strongly ribbed, glabrous to coarsely hairy. Leaves dark ...