Calabar Bean
Physostigma venenosum
- Native to:
- Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Fabaceae
- Genus:
- Physostigma
- Species:
- Physostigma venenosum
- USDA Symbol:
- PHVE11
Growth Characteristics
- Height:
- 1500 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Colors:
- pink, purple
Host Plant for Caterpillars
Mussidia nigrivenella
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees
Propagation & Germination
- Scarification:
- Seed coat scarification required before sowing
- Notes:
- Seeds require scarification (nicking or soaking) to break physical dormancy; germination is erratic.