Cussonia paniculata

Highveld cabbage tree
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Araliaceae
Subfamily:	Aralioideae
Genus:	Cussonia
Species:	C. paniculata
Binomial name
Cussonia paniculata Eckl. & Zeyh.

Cussonia paniculata is a large evergreen shrub or small tree up to 5 metres (16 ft) in height native to South Africa. The plant has large and bold textured grey foliage.

Uses

The leaf is used ethnomedically to treat dysmenorrhea.

Cultivation

Cussonia paniculata is cultivated as an ornamental plant for planting in temperate climate gardens and in container gardens.

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  Close-up of foliage
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  Tall specimens at Groenkloof N.R.
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  Cultivated at Bochum Botanical Garden

References

• www.plantzafrica: Cussonia paniculata

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cussonia paniculata.

• PlantzAfrica
• iSpot Images of Cussonia paniculata subsp. paniculata
• iSpot Images of Cussonia paniculata subsp. sinuata
• Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). [http://www.africanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?submitForm=true&page_id=77&searchTextMenue=Cussonia+paniculata&filterRegionIDs[]=6&filterRegionIDs[]=1&filterRegionIDs[]=2&filterRegionIDs[]=3&filterRegionIDs[]=5 "Cussonia paniculata"]. African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.