Tropicals, Woody > Uncarina > Uncarina grandidieri > Uncarina grandidieri
Uncarina grandidieri
Succulent Sesame, Mouse Trap Tree, Unicorn Tree
Origin: Native to dry forests of Madagascar.
| Family |
| Pedaliaceae |
| Genus |
| Uncarina |
| Species |
| grandidieri |
| Category |
| Tropicals, Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous), Shrub (deciduous) |
| Synonyms |
| Harpagophytum grandidieri, Uncaria grandidieri |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| Height |
| 3-5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A multi-branched shrub or small tree that may ultimately attain a height of 3-5 meters. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in part shade to full sun in rich, well-drained medium. |
| Habitat |
| Dry forests of Madagascar. It is dormant during the winter. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Solid and becomes thickened with age. |
| Leaf Description |
| Long-stalked, three- to five-lobed, more or less sticky-hairy with blades of variable outline, up to 12.5 cm long by 15 cm broad. Those on flowering shoots are smaller than the others. |
| Flower Description |
| In Clusters on young shoots, the flowers have a calyx of 5 sepals, and a 6 cm long corolla with a narrow tube and an oblique face of 5 wide-spreading, somewhat unequal, about 2.5 cm long, rounded, bright yellow lobes (petals). The throat of the flower is stained purplish-red. These are four fertile stamens, one rudimentary staminode (sterile stamen), and one style. |
| Fruit Description |
| Flat, pointed covered with small inwardly pointed spines mounted on 18 mm pedicels. Each spine has a tiny hook an the end; as the fruit dries, the remaining seed pod becomes a real hazard. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate by seed and they cuttings. |
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