UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley
Stangeria eriopus
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Common name: Stangeria
Special Notes: Threatened by poaching for traditional medicine market as HIV treatment (doesn’t work). It is the sole species in the genus Stangeria.
Family: Stangeriaceae
Native to: South Africa - Forests of Kwa Zulu Natal Province
Form: Trunks subterranean, leaflets serrated on margins but not spiny, cones small and spindle shaped
Size: Leaves to 1 meter
Light: Prefers shade
Water: Water in summer
Hardiness: to 27 F. Leaves will die back but re-sprout after a freeze
Soil: Sandy, acidic
Special Notes: Threatened by poaching for traditional medicine market as HIV treatment (doesn’t work). It is the sole species in the genus Stangeria.
Family: Stangeriaceae
Native to: South Africa - Forests of Kwa Zulu Natal Province
Form: Trunks subterranean, leaflets serrated on margins but not spiny, cones small and spindle shaped
Size: Leaves to 1 meter
Light: Prefers shade
Water: Water in summer
Hardiness: to 27 F. Leaves will die back but re-sprout after a freeze
Soil: Sandy, acidic