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Spiked cabbage tree

Cussonia spicata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Araliaceae
Genus:	Cussonia
Species:	C. spicata
Binomial name
*Cussonia spicata* Thunb.

Cussonia spicata, known as spiked cabbage tree, lowveld cabbage tree or common cabbage tree, is a tree in the family Araliaceae, which is native to the moister regions of Sub-Saharan Africa. It is cultivated as a garden plant in areas without extreme degrees of frost. It is one of the favorite foods of wild elephants.^[1]

Description

Larger specimens develop a sturdy trunk and a rounded, spreading canopy, and can reach a height of 15 meters. The attractive leaves grow from the end of thick branches to form rounded heads. The species name spicata means "spike-like", and suggests the arrangement of its flowers.^[2]

Range

It occurs naturally from southern and eastern South Africa to the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia and northwards into tropical Africa.^[2]

Ethnomedical uses

It has been used in traditional African medicine and its medicinal properties are being investigated.

A bark decoction is used in the treatment of malaria, and indigestion in a similar manner to tonic water
A root decoction is used to treat fever, venereal disease, as well as a diuretic and laxative.
A root bark decoction is used to treat mental illness.

References

^ Minute 6-7; April 5, 2009 episode)Naked Scientists
^ ^a ^b Hankey, Andrew (December 2004). "Cussonia spicata Thunb". plantzafrica.com. SANBI. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cussonia spicata.

Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Cussonia spicata". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.

Taxon identifiers

Cussonia spicata

Wikidata: Q5196278
Wikispecies: Cussonia spicata
APDB: 5371
APNI: 177460
CoL: 32MJR
EoL: 1146323
EPPO: CUZSP
FNA: 242412798
GBIF: 3035241
GRIN: 12692
iNaturalist: 143538
IPNI: 90185-1
IRMNG: 11189128
NCBI: 46391
NZOR: a41135cd-578b-4043-a40e-a5ff6703a30f
Open Tree of Life: 11201
Plant List: kew-52473
POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:90185-1
SANBI: 4012-9
Tropicos: 2200630
WFO: wfo-0000933671

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