Hymenocardia acida

Hymenocardia acida

Native to:
Angola | Benin | Burkina | Burundi | Cameroon | Caprivi Strip | Central African Republic | Chad | Congo | DR Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Ethiopia | Gabon | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Liberia | Malawi | Mali | Mauritania | Mozambique | Nigeria | Rwanda | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Togo | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe

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Taxonomy

Division:
Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
Family:
Phyllanthaceae
Genus:
Hymenocardia
Species:
Hymenocardia acida

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:
Tree , Shrub
Height:
1200 cm
Drought Tolerance:
High
Bloom Months:
jan,feb,mar,apr,may,jun,jul,aug,sep,oct,nov,dec
Bloom Colors:
greenish, red

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:
birds, small mammals
Deer Resistant:
Yes
Fire Ecology:
Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
Fire Notes:
Resprouts from rootstock after fire; common in miombo woodlands.

Source: deepseek-v4-flash