Hyperacanthus amoenus
(Sims) Bridson
Rubiaceae
Gardenia amoena Sims
Gardenia gerrardiana Harv. & Sond.
Gardenia neuberia Eckl. & Zeyh.
Common Name:
General Information
Hyperacanthus amoenus is a spiny shrub or a small tree that can grow up to 8.5 metres tall[
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- Flora Zambesiaca
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- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
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- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials
Hyperacanthus amoenus has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
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- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
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- Author
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- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
Range
Southern and eastern Africa - Mozambique, Swaziland, KwaZulu-Natal, S. Africa
Habitat
Open hillsides, in scrub bush; moist wooded kloofs and closed forests[
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- Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: keys and diagnostic characters
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- Strelitzia 6; 1-681
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- Retief E. & Herman P.P.J.
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- National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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- 1997
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- 1-874907-30-7
- Description
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Properties
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 5.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw. Tasty[
]. The spherical to broadly ellipsoid; fruit is 14 - 20mm long and 14 - 15mm wide[
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
].
Medicinal
The fruit and the roots are emetic[
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Other Uses
The stems are used to make items such as fencing stakes and fishing baskets[
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Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
