Mazhar Botanic Garden

Majidea zanguebarica Kirk ex Oliv.

ماجيدا

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000801
Common name: ماجيدا
English name: Velvet seed tree
Native: East Africa
Country: Madagascar Tanzania Tropical africa
(PGR): Rare

Very ornamental plant leaves shiny, compound up to 10 pairs of leaflets, flowers fragrant, small green-red at the end of panicles fruit is spherical with 3 lobes, the fruit splits open, showing the bright red interior, with three spherical, velvety blue-black seeds

Very ornamental small tree. Decorative potpourri.The wood is used for fuel and to make charcoal

Majidea fosteri Oliv

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Texture: Enriched soil Loam Organic
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Medium Water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds- layring
Flowering time:
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 5.5-7.0
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Small tree
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Acid Neutral

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