Cussonia paniculata Eckl. & Zeyh. is a plant in the Araliaceae family, order Apiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Cussonia paniculata Eckl. & Zeyh. (Cussonia paniculata Eckl. & Zeyh.)
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Cussonia paniculata Eckl. & Zeyh.

Cussonia paniculata Eckl. & Zeyh.

Cussonia paniculata is a South African native tree or shrub grown ornamentally, with leaves used to treat dysmenorrhea.

Family
Genus
Cussonia
Order
Apiales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Cussonia paniculata Eckl. & Zeyh.

Cussonia paniculata Eckl. & Zeyh., commonly called kiepersol, is a large evergreen shrub or small tree native to South Africa. It grows up to 5 metres (16 ft) tall, and produces large, bold-textured grey foliage. In ethnomedicine, its leaves are used to treat dysmenorrhea. This species is cultivated as an ornamental plant for temperate climate gardens and container gardens.

Photo: (c) David Hoare, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by David Hoare · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Apiales Araliaceae Cussonia

More from Araliaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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