Status:
valid
Authors:
Hemsl.
Source:
tro
Year:
1895
Citation Micro:
Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 9: 151 (1895)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001131312
Common Names
- Elegans Ventilago
- Ventilago Elegans
- Elegans Ventilago
Description
Ventilago elegans (also called Elegant Ventilago, among many other common names) is a species of shrub in the Rhamnaceae family. It is native to the Himalayas, from Afghanistan to western China, and is found in alpine and subalpine habitats.
Uses & Benefits
Ventilago elegans is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks. It is also used as a hedge or windbreak and can be used to stabilize soil in areas prone to erosion. The plant is also used in traditional medicine to treat a variety of ailments.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
The flowers of Ventilago elegans are small, yellow-green, and star-shaped. The seeds are small, dark brown, and oval-shaped. The seedlings are slender and have small, oval-shaped leaves.
Where to Find Ventilago elegans
Ventilago elegans is native to East Africa and can be found in dry bushlands, grasslands, and rocky outcrops.
Species in the Ventilago genus
Ventilago pubiflora,
Ventilago nisidai,
Ventilago palawanensis,
Ventilago papuana,
Ventilago vitiensis,
Ventilago pseudocalyculata,
Ventilago lanceolata,
Ventilago pauciflora,
Ventilago laotica,
Ventilago leiocarpa,
Ventilago lucens,
Ventilago neocaledonica,
Ventilago multinervia,
Ventilago maingayi,
Ventilago malaccensis,
Ventilago microcarpa,
Ventilago zhengdei,
Ventilago viminalis,
Ventilago diffusa,
Ventilago ecorollata,
Ventilago gamblei,
Ventilago gladiata,
Ventilago goughii,
Ventilago harmandiana,
Ventilago kurzii,
Ventilago calyculata,
Ventilago africana,
Ventilago borneensis,
Ventilago brunnea,
Ventilago dichotoma,
Ventilago cristata,
Ventilago denticulata,
Ventilago buxoides,
Ventilago leptadenia,
Ventilago elegans,
Ventilago inaequilateralis,
Ventilago madraspatana,
Ventilago oblongifolia,
Species in the Rhamnaceae family
Adolphia californica,
Adolphia infesta,
Alphitonia pomaderroides,
Alphitonia carolinensis,
Alphitonia excelsa,
Alphitonia ferruginea,
Alphitonia franguloides,
Alphitonia incana,
Alphitonia macrocarpa,
Alphitonia marquesensis,
Alphitonia neocaledonica,
Alphitonia petriei,
Alphitonia philippinensis,
Alphitonia ponderosa,
Alphitonia whitei,
Alphitonia zizyphoides,
Alphitonia oblata,
Alvimiantha tricamerata,
Ampelozizyphus guaquirensis,
Ampelozizyphus amazonicus,
Ampelozizyphus kuripacorum,
Araracuara vetusta,
Auerodendron acuminatum,
Auerodendron acunae,
Auerodendron cubense,
Auerodendron glaucescens,
Auerodendron jamaicense,
Auerodendron martii,
Auerodendron northropianum,
Auerodendron pauciflorum,
Auerodendron reticulatum,
Auerodendron truncatum,
Bathiorhamnus capuronii,
Bathiorhamnus dentatus,
Bathiorhamnus macrocarpus,
Bathiorhamnus reticulatus,
Bathiorhamnus vohemarensis,
Bathiorhamnus cryptophorus,
Bathiorhamnus louvelii,
Berchemia annamensis,
Berchemia arisanensis,
Berchemia barbigera,
Berchemia brachycarpa,
Berchemia burmanniana,
Berchemia cinerascens,
Berchemia compressicarpa,
Berchemia discolor,
Berchemia edgeworthii,
Berchemia elmeri,
Berchemia flavescens,