Accession Data:
Kirkia wilmsii Engl.
- Common Name: Mountain Seringa, Peppertree
- Family: Kirkiaceae (Engl.) Tahkt.
- Country of Origin: South Africa
- Habitat: found on granite and dolomitic soils in dry bushveld
- Description: 8m tree, grey bark, leaves beautiful colours in Au, small greenish-white fl in heads on long slender stalks Su, easy from seed.
- Uses: A rather strong fibre is obtained from the bark. It can be used for weaving.3
- Culture: Sow seed spring
- USDA Zone: 10
Accession Data:
- Accession # 199900271
- Source: Silverhill
- Accession Date: 09-09-1999
- Bench: 1108 - AFR:West Bench SC
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-26-2025
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: eurosid II
- Order: Sapindales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Kirkiaceae
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- Tribe:
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Flowering Data:
This accession has been observed in bloom on:| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Swaziland / Northern Provinces
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 17 June 2015.
- Kirkia wilmsiiat African Plants Database. Accessed 17 June 2015.
- Kirkia wilmsii at Useful Tropical Plants. Last accessed on Monday, July 17, 2017.
- Images #00 (cropped) and #01 (original) by Jardí Botànic de Barcelona - Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0). Last accessed on Monday, July 17, 2017.
data regenerated on Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:39:20 -0500 [bcm v4.0]
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