Author: | Daniel Oliver,
1886 |
Family: |
MORACEAE |
Origin: |
Kenya,
Tanzania |
Soil: |
Rich -
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
15
Centimetres |
Height: |
50-75 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Green |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Dorstenia holtziana Engl.
Dorstenia volkensii
Engl. |
This member of the Moraceae
family was described by Daniel Oliver in 1886. It is found in Kenya,
Tanzania, East
Africa, growing in a rich or a well drained rich gravel with some water and
some sun. The caudex
can grow up to 15 centimetres, the stem up to 50 or even 75 centimetres. The
flowers are green and triangular.
The genera is named after Theodor
Dorsten, 16th century German botanist and medical professor at
Marburg. The species name after the old town of Zanzibar. |