Mazhar Botanic Garden

Phytolacca dioica L.

Umbrella tree

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000677
Common name: Umbrella tree
English name: Elephant tree, Umbrella tree
Arabic name: فايتولاكا
Native: Colombia to Brazil and Argentina
Country: Argentina Brazil Colombia
(PGR): Common

Diocious small tree , Fast grows 10- 20 m high and 30 m spread leaves elliptic to lanceolate, large petiole pinkflowers cream or whitish-green, attached to hanging, pendulous fruit fleshy, purple -black in mature

Ornamental plant. Bonsai. Medicinal plant. Excellent shade.

 

Pircunia dioica (L) Moq, Sarcoca dioica (L) Raf

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Texture: Clay Enriched soil Sandy loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds, cuttings
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 9 : 9
pH range: 6.1-6.5
Status: Common
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Bonsai
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen tree
pH: Acid Mild alkaline Neutral

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