Mazhar Botanic Garden

Wrightia arborea (Dennst.) Mabb.

Woolly Dyeing Rosebay

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000558
English name: Woolly Dyeing Rosebay
Arabic name: وريتيا وبرية
Native: Southeast Asia, and Southern China
Country: China Southeast Asia
(PGR): Very rare

Deciduous tree to 20 m high, 30 cm in diameter leaves elliptic to obovate 6-18 cm long and 3-85 cm wide, leaf surface densely velvety flowers pale yellowish fruit cylindrical follicle 14-12 cm long

Ornamental plant in Africa.Medicinal use. source of wood and dyes.

Wrightia tomentosa Roem & Schult

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Texture: Loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Partial shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: Subtropics
pH range: 5.5-7, tolerating 5-7.5
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Semi Deciduous
Sample Type: Other
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Dye Medicinal Ornamental Timber
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Deciduous Deciduous tree
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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