Author: | Carl
Lebrecht Udo Dammer, 1895 |
Family: |
POLYGONACEAE |
Origin: |
Angola, Burundi, Congo,
Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Zaïre |
Soil: |
Sandy -
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium - Maximum |
Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
Thickness: |
10
Centimetres |
Height: |
50
Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Whitish |
Propagate: |
Seeds/(Cuttings?) |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Oxygonum baumii Dammer ex C.H. Wright, 1909.
Oxygonum
fasciculatum C.H. Wright, 1909.
Oxygonum humbertii
Robyns, 1948. |
This member of the Polygonaceae
family was given this name by
Carl Lebrecht Udo Dammer in 1895.
It is found in Congo, Angola, Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and
Zaïre, growing in open
areas and open woodland with a sandy soil. The branched stem can
reach half a meter while the woody rootstock can reach ten
centimetres or more. The flowers are greenish white. This species
shows considerable variation in leaf shape and in the hairiness of
the leaves. In general, the fruits are the key for identification of
this genera.
The genera name means
'sharp-angled'. The species name is named after Franz Ludwig
Stuhlmann, 1863-1928, a German naturalist, zoologist and African
explorer. |