Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Gentianales
Genus:
Species:
berteroi
ID:
973599

Status:
valid

Authors:
(A.DC.) Miers

Source:
wcs

Year:
1878

Citation Micro:
Apocyn. S. Amer. : 180 (1878)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000972937

Common Names

  • Angadenia berteroi
  • Bertero's Angadenia
  • Angadenia of Bertero

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Description

Angadenia berteroi (also called Bertero's angadenia, among many other common names) is a shrub or small tree, native to South America. It has a rounded crown and grows up to 10 m tall. Its leaves are alternate, ovate-lanceolate, with a serrated margin. It is found in the understory of tropical rainforest and in open areas.

Uses & Benefits

Angadenia berteroi is used in traditional medicine for treating fever, rheumatism, and skin diseases. It is also used as a food preservative and as an insect repellent.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Angadenia berteroi has small white flowers with five petals and yellow anthers. The seeds are small, round and black. The seedlings are thin and have two cotyledons.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Angadenia berteroi can be propagated by seed or division. Seeds should be sown in spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer. Division can be done in spring or autumn. Larger clumps can be replanted direct into their permanent positions, though it is best to pot up smaller clumps and grow them on in a cold frame until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the spring.

Where to Find Angadenia berteroi

Angadenia berteroi can be found in the tropical forests of Central and South America.

Species in the Angadenia genus

Species in the Apocynaceae family

Acokanthera laevigata, Acokanthera oblongifolia, Acokanthera oppositifolia, Acokanthera rotundata, Acokanthera schimperi, Adenium boehmianum, Adenium multiflorum, Adenium obesum, Adenium oleifolium, Adenium swazicum, Adenium dhofarense, Aganosma breviloba, Aganosma cymosa, Aganosma gracilis, Aganosma lacei, Aganosma petelotii, Aganosma schlechteriana, Aganosma siamensis, Aganosma wallichii, Aganosma heynei, Alafia alba, Alafia barteri, Alafia benthamii, Alafia berrieri, Alafia calophylla, Alafia caudata, Alafia erythrophthalma, Alafia falcata, Alafia fuscata, Alafia insularis, Alafia intermedia, Alafia landolphioides, Alafia lucida, Alafia microstylis, Alafia multiflora, Alafia nigrescens, Alafia orientalis, Alafia parciflora, Alafia pauciflora, Alafia perrieri, Alafia schumannii, Alafia thouarsii, Alafia vallium, Alafia verschuereni, Alafia whytei, Alafia zambesiaca, Allamanda calcicola, Allamanda angustifolia, Allamanda blanchetii, Allamanda cathartica,

References

Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle (1806-1893): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'A.DC.' in the authors string.
John Miers (1789-1879): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Miers' in the authors string.
POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77012-1: Based on the initial data import