Status:
valid
                
                
                    
Authors:
Schltr.
                
                
                    
Source:
tro
                
                
                    
Year:
1913
                
                
                    
Citation Micro:
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 134 (1913)
                
                
                    
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001103992
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
            
            
            
                                    
                        Common Names
                        
                        - Xysmalobium banjoense
 - Banjo Xysmalobium
 - Banjo Milkvine
                         
                     
                                
                
                    
                    
                    
                
                
                
                
                                                
                                    
                        Uses & Benefits
                        
                            Xysmalobium banjoense is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of fever, headaches, and stomach ailments. It is also used as an ornamental plant in gardens.                        
                     
                                
                                                    
                        Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
                        
                            The flower of Xysmalobium banjoense is yellow and tubular. The seeds are small and black. The seedlings have a single pair of leaves.                        
                     
                                
                
                
                                    
                        Cultivation and Propagation
                        
                            Xysmalobium banjoense can be propagated by seed or cuttings. Seeds should be sown in spring or early summer in a well-drained, sandy soil mix. Cuttings should be taken in spring or early summer and rooted in a well-drained, sandy soil mix. Keep the soil moist but not wet.                        
                     
                                                    
                        Where to Find Xysmalobium banjoense
                        
                            Xysmalobium banjoense is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.                        
                     
                
                
                                    
                        Species in the Xysmalobium genus
                        
                            Xysmalobium andongense, 
Xysmalobium undulatum, 
Xysmalobium stocksii, 
Xysmalobium sessile, 
Xysmalobium fluviale, 
Xysmalobium rhomboideum, 
Xysmalobium convallariiflorum, 
Xysmalobium clavatum, 
Xysmalobium kaessneri, 
Xysmalobium holubii, 
Xysmalobium heudelotianum, 
Xysmalobium samoritourei, 
Xysmalobium confusum, 
Xysmalobium decipiens, 
Xysmalobium fraternum, 
Xysmalobium membraniferum, 
Xysmalobium parviflorum, 
Xysmalobium stockenstromense, 
Xysmalobium gomphocarpoides, 
Xysmalobium involucratum, 
Xysmalobium orbiculare, 
Xysmalobium prunelloides, 
Xysmalobium brownianum, 
Xysmalobium gramineum, 
Xysmalobium acerateoides, 
Xysmalobium asperum, 
Xysmalobium baurii, 
Xysmalobium carinatum, 
Xysmalobium gerrardii, 
Xysmalobium pearsonii, 
Xysmalobium tysonianum, 
Xysmalobium winterbergense, 
Xysmalobium zeyeri, 
Xysmalobium patulum, 
Xysmalobium rhodesianum, 
Xysmalobium woodii, 
Xysmalobium banjoense, 
Xysmalobium congoense, 
Xysmalobium gossweileri, 
Xysmalobium podostelma, 
Xysmalobium tenue, 
Xysmalobium pedifoetidum,                         
 
                     
                                                    
                        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,