Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Gentianales
Genus:
Species:
drepanoloba
ID:
1243332

Status:
valid

Authors:
Klack.

Source:
tro

Year:
1998

Citation Micro:
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 120: 120 (1998)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001242670

Common Names

  • Secamone drepanoloba
  • Drepanolobous Secamone
  • Secamone

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Description

Secamone drepanoloba (also called Hook-shaped Secamone, among many other common names) is a shrub native to the tropical forests of Central and South America. It has long, thin leaves and small, yellow flowers. It grows in humid, shady areas, such as the understory of tropical forests.

Uses & Benefits

Secamone drepanoloba is used as an ornamental plant in gardens due to its attractive foliage and fragrant flowers. It is also used in traditional Chinese medicine for its anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Secamone drepanoloba has small, white flowers with five petals and a yellow center. The seeds are small and black, and the seedlings have two oblong cotyledons.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Secamone drepanoloba is an evergreen shrub that is native to Madagascar. It prefers full sun to partial shade and moist, well-drained soil. Propagation is by seed or cuttings.

Where to Find Secamone drepanoloba

Secamone drepanoloba is native to South America and can be found in tropical and subtropical regions.

Species in the Secamone genus

Secamone schweinfurthii, Secamone socotrana, Secamone punctulata, Secamone racemosa, Secamone trichostemon, Secamone urdanetensis, Secamone goyderi, Secamone flavida, Secamone galinae, Secamone neocaledonica, Secamone letouzeana, Secamone papuana, Secamone lineata, Secamone maritima, Secamone multiflora, Secamone minutiflora, Secamone attenuata, Secamone auriculata, Secamone andamanica, Secamone erythradenia, Secamone africana, Secamone alpini, Secamone brevipes, Secamone dewevrei, Secamone cuneifolia, Secamone caudata, Secamone badia, Secamone timoriensis, Secamone afzelii, Secamone axillaris, Secamone celebica, Secamone clavistyla, Secamone kjellbergii, Secamone variicolor, Secamone glabrescens, Secamone griffithii, Secamone lagenifera, Secamone penangiana, Secamone rhopalophora, Secamone scortechinii, Secamone siamensis, Secamone spirei, Secamone langkawiensis, Secamone lenticellata, Secamone longituba, Secamone coronata, Secamone sumatrana, Secamone kunstleri, Secamone curtisii, Secamone bicolor,

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,

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