Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Malpighiales
Genus:
Species:
aubrevillei
ID:
947057

Status:
valid

Authors:
Leandri

Source:
wcs

Year:
1934

Citation Micro:
Bull. Soc. Bot. France 81: 458 (1934)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000946395

Common Names

  • Drypetes
  • Aubrevillei Plant
  • Aubreville's Drypetes

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Description

Drypetes aubrevillei (also called Aubrevilles' Drypetes, among many other common names) is a small evergreen tree native to tropical Africa. It has small, white, star-shaped flowers and long, slender leaves that are covered with glandular hairs. It grows in moist, shady habitats such as wet meadows, marshes, and bogs.

Uses & Benefits

Drypetes aubrevillei is used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat fever, headache, and other ailments. It is also used as an ornamental plant due to its attractive flowers.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Drypetes aubrevillei has small, white flowers that are clustered in the leaf axils. The seeds are small, round and black. The seedlings have small, oval-shaped leaves.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Drypetes aubrevillei is a slow-growing, evergreen tree that can reach up to 10 m in height. It prefers moist, well-drained soils and partial shade. Propagation is by seed or cuttings. Seeds should be sown in a well-drained soil mix and kept moist until germination. Cuttings should be taken in late spring or early summer and rooted in a well-drained potting mix.

Where to Find Drypetes aubrevillei

Drypetes aubrevillei can be found in tropical forests in India, Sri Lanka, and the Andaman Islands.

Species in the Drypetes genus

Drypetes longistipitata, Drypetes bakembei, Drypetes kwangtungensis, Drypetes acuminata, Drypetes aetoxyloides, Drypetes aframensis, Drypetes afzelii, Drypetes alba, Drypetes amazonica, Drypetes ambigua, Drypetes andamanica, Drypetes angustifolia, Drypetes arborescens, Drypetes arcuatinervia, Drypetes arguta, Drypetes assamica, Drypetes aubrevillei, Drypetes australis, Drypetes aylmeri, Drypetes balakrishnanii, Drypetes bathiei, Drypetes bawanii, Drypetes bhattacharyae, Drypetes bipindensis, Drypetes bisacuta, Drypetes brownii, Drypetes caesia, Drypetes calvescens, Drypetes calyptosepala, Drypetes cambodica, Drypetes capillipes, Drypetes capuronii, Drypetes carolinensis, Drypetes castilloi, Drypetes caustica, Drypetes celastrinea, Drypetes celebica, Drypetes chevalieri, Drypetes cinnabarina, Drypetes cockburnii, Drypetes comorensis, Drypetes confertiflora, Drypetes congestiflora, Drypetes convoluta, Drypetes crassipes, Drypetes cumingii, Drypetes curtisii, Drypetes darcyana, Drypetes darimontiana, Drypetes dasycarpa,

Species in the Putranjivaceae family

Drypetes longistipitata, Drypetes bakembei, Drypetes kwangtungensis, Drypetes acuminata, Drypetes aetoxyloides, Drypetes aframensis, Drypetes afzelii, Drypetes alba, Drypetes amazonica, Drypetes ambigua, Drypetes andamanica, Drypetes angustifolia, Drypetes arborescens, Drypetes arcuatinervia, Drypetes arguta, Drypetes assamica, Drypetes aubrevillei, Drypetes australis, Drypetes aylmeri, Drypetes balakrishnanii, Drypetes bathiei, Drypetes bawanii, Drypetes bhattacharyae, Drypetes bipindensis, Drypetes bisacuta, Drypetes brownii, Drypetes caesia, Drypetes calvescens, Drypetes calyptosepala, Drypetes cambodica, Drypetes capillipes, Drypetes capuronii, Drypetes carolinensis, Drypetes castilloi, Drypetes caustica, Drypetes celastrinea, Drypetes celebica, Drypetes chevalieri, Drypetes cinnabarina, Drypetes cockburnii, Drypetes comorensis, Drypetes confertiflora, Drypetes congestiflora, Drypetes convoluta, Drypetes crassipes, Drypetes cumingii, Drypetes curtisii, Drypetes darcyana, Drypetes darimontiana, Drypetes dasycarpa,

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