Mazhar Botanic Garden

Kirkia acuminata Oliv

White seringa

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001148
Common name: White seringa
English name: White seringa
Native: South Africa
Country: South Africa
(PGR): Rare

Semi deciduous tree grow 6-18 m high bark silvery-grey leaves acuminate,  feathery turn this tree into a beautiful spectacle of red and yellow in autumn flowers small greenish  creamy fruit a thinly woody capsules  4 angled

Ornamental tree. The tree is often harvested from the wild for local use of its wood, it also supplies a fiber, has a range of medicinal uses and is an emergency source of water in dry areas. It is often grown as a hedge. The swollen roots are used as a source of water in times of drought. A fibre obtained from the bark is made into cloth

Kirkia pubescens Burtt Davy

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Texture: Adaptable Clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 9 : 10
pH range: 7.0
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Semi Deciduous
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Hedge Landscape Medicinal Ornamental Wood
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Sub tropical
pH: Neutral

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