Mazhar Botanic Garden

Huernia macrocarpa (A.Rich.) Schweinf. ex K. Schum.

Carrion plant Dragon flower

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001098
Common name: Carrion plant, Dragon flower
English name: Starfish flower
Arabic name: هورنيا
Native: Ethiopia, Somalia
Country: Ethiopia Somalia
(PGR): Common

clump-forming perennial succulent, stem 4-25 cm long, fleshy green, cylindrical just at the base then quadrangular teeth fleshy recurved, spinescent at the apex leaves inconspicuous, short- lived, deciduous flowers brownish red or black purple, with purple transverse ground on creamy-yellow ground, marked with deep purplish-crimson fruit follicle 4-17 cm long, 4-10 mm in diameter
 

Ornamental. Medicinal.

Huernia arabica NEBr , Huernia penzigii NEBr

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Texture: Heavy clay Organic Sandy loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Temperate
Lights: Light shade
Propagation: Dividing clumps of stems. seeds
Flowering time: Summer and autumn
Zone: 10a : 11b
pH range: 6.0-7.0
Status: Common
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Succulent
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Seed company
Plant Uses: Medicinal Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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