Cussonia paniculata

Highveld cabbage tree
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Araliaceae
Genus:	Cussonia
Species:	C. paniculata
Binomial name
Cussonia paniculata Eckl. & Zeyh.

Cussonia paniculata, also known as kiepersol, is a large evergreen shrub or small tree up to 5 metres (16 ft) in height native to South Africa. The plant has large and bold textured grey foliage.

Uses[]

The leaf is used ethnomedically to treat dysmenorrhea.

Cultivation[]

Cussonia paniculata is cultivated as an ornamental plant for planting in temperate climate gardens and in container gardens.

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  Close-up of foliage
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  Tall specimens at Groenkloof N.R.
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  Cultivated at Bochum Botanical Garden
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  A young kiepersol in the Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve

References[]

• PlantZAfrica.com: Cussonia paniculata

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cussonia paniculata.

• PlantZAfrica.com
• iSpot Images of Cussonia paniculata subsp. paniculata
• iSpot Images of Cussonia paniculata subsp. sinuata
• Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Cussonia paniculata". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.