Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Gentianales
Genus:
Species:
nervosa
ID:
1105608

Status:
valid

Authors:
Klack.

Source:
tro

Year:
1992

Citation Micro:
Opera Bot. 112: 123 (1992)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001104946



Common Names

  • Secamone nervosa
  • Nerve-like Secamone
  • Nerve-like Swallowwort


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Uses & Benefits

Secamone nervosa is used as an ornamental plant for its attractive foliage and flowers.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Secamone nervosa has yellow flowers with five petals and a long, slender tube. The seed is a small, round, black seed with a white hilum. The seedlings are dark green with a white mid-vein and have twenty-two, oval-shaped cotyledons.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Secamone nervosa is a herbaceous perennial that is native to tropical Africa. It can be propagated by seed or cuttings. To cultivate, provide full sun to partial shade and moist, well-drained soil. It is drought tolerant and can withstand temperatures down to -5°C (23°F).

Where to Find Secamone nervosa

Secamone nervosa is native to Madagascar.

Species in the Secamone genus

Secamone schweinfurthii, Secamone socotrana, Secamone punctulata, Secamone racemosa, Secamone trichostemon, Secamone urdanetensis, Secamone goyderi, Secamone flavida, Secamone galinae, Secamone neocaledonica, Secamone letouzeana, Secamone papuana, Secamone lineata, Secamone maritima, Secamone multiflora, Secamone minutiflora, Secamone attenuata, Secamone auriculata, Secamone andamanica, Secamone erythradenia, Secamone africana, Secamone alpini, Secamone brevipes, Secamone dewevrei, Secamone cuneifolia, Secamone caudata, Secamone badia, Secamone timoriensis, Secamone afzelii, Secamone axillaris, Secamone celebica, Secamone clavistyla, Secamone kjellbergii, Secamone variicolor, Secamone glabrescens, Secamone griffithii, Secamone lagenifera, Secamone penangiana, Secamone rhopalophora, Secamone scortechinii, Secamone siamensis, Secamone spirei, Secamone langkawiensis, Secamone lenticellata, Secamone longituba, Secamone coronata, Secamone sumatrana, Secamone kunstleri, Secamone curtisii, Secamone bicolor,

Species in the Apocynaceae family

Acokanthera laevigata, Acokanthera oblongifolia, Acokanthera oppositifolia, Acokanthera rotundata, Acokanthera schimperi, Adenium boehmianum, Adenium multiflorum, Adenium obesum, Adenium oleifolium, Adenium swazicum, Adenium dhofarense, Aganosma breviloba, Aganosma cymosa, Aganosma gracilis, Aganosma lacei, Aganosma petelotii, Aganosma schlechteriana, Aganosma siamensis, Aganosma wallichii, Aganosma heynei, Alafia alba, Alafia barteri, Alafia benthamii, Alafia berrieri, Alafia calophylla, Alafia caudata, Alafia erythrophthalma, Alafia falcata, Alafia fuscata, Alafia insularis, Alafia intermedia, Alafia landolphioides, Alafia lucida, Alafia microstylis, Alafia multiflora, Alafia nigrescens, Alafia orientalis, Alafia parciflora, Alafia pauciflora, Alafia perrieri, Alafia schumannii, Alafia thouarsii, Alafia vallium, Alafia verschuereni, Alafia whytei, Alafia zambesiaca, Allamanda calcicola, Allamanda angustifolia, Allamanda blanchetii, Allamanda cathartica,

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