Crossopteryx febrifuga
Crossopteryx febrifuga
- Native to:
- Angola | Benin | Botswana | Burkina | Burundi | Cameroon | Caprivi Strip | Central African Republic | Chad | Congo | DR Congo | Ethiopia | Gabon | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Malawi | Mali | Mozambique | Nigeria | Rwanda | Senegal | Sierra Leone | South Africa | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Togo | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Rubiaceae
- Genus:
- Crossopteryx
- Species:
- Crossopteryx febrifuga
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Tree , Shrub
- Height:
- 1500 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- jan,feb,nov,dec
- Bloom Colors:
- white, cream
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, insects
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Adapted to savanna fire regimes with ability to resprout from base after burning. Thick bark provides some fire protection in mature specimens.