| Author: |
Daniel Oliver, 1885 | |
Family: |
RUBIACEAE |
| Origin: |
Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South
Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe |
| Soil: |
Sandy Mix |
| Water: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
8 Centimetres |
| Height: |
5-10 Metres |
| Flower: |
White - Greenish- Yellow |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names: |
Yellow Firebush |
| Synonyms: |
Otiophora cupheoides, N.E. Brown,
1884.
Hymenodictyon parvifolium subsp. scabrum, Verdc. |
This member of the
Rubiaceae family
was given this name by
Daniel Oliver
in 1885. It is found in
Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique,
South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre and Zimbabwe, growing in a
sandy soil with quite some water and some sun. The swollen
roots can grow to eight centimetres in diameter, the entire tree
to five metres in height, with additional five metres liana. The flowers are
from white over greenish to yellow.
The genera name from
Hymeno; 'membrane', and refers to the thin wing around each seed
and dictyon meaning 'reticulate pattern' or 'network'. The
species name means; 'small leafed'. |
