| Author: |
Rudolf Georg Strey, 1973 | |
Family: |
ARALIACEAE |
| Origin: |
S Mozambique, S Eswatini, NE South Africa |
| Soil: |
Sandy |
| Water: |
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Thickness: |
15 Centimetres |
| Height: |
1-2 Metres |
| Flower: |
Greenish-Yellow - Greenish-White |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names: |
Sand Cabbagetree, Sand Cabbage
Tree |
| Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Araliaceae family
was given this name by Rudolf Georg Strey in 1973. It is found in north-eastern
South Africa, southern Eswatini and southern Mozambique, growing in a
sandy soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to
fifteen centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
from one to two centimetres in height. The flowers are greenish-yellow
to greenish-white.
The genera is named after
Pierre Cusson, 1727-1783, a French physician, botanist and
mathematician. The species name is combined of theLatin words areni;
'sand' and cola; 'inhabitant', and that is exactly what it do. |
