Accession Data

Ptaeroxylon obliquum

Common Name: Sneezewood

Family: Rutaceae

Country of Origin: eastern Cape to Tanzania

Description: 20m decid shrub/tree, leaves compound, whitish bark, attractive scented cream fl Sp-Su, good rose-red wood, pepper scented sawdust a medicinal snuff

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 9

Accession #: 199900267

Accession Date: 1999-12-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2114

Quantity: 1

Source: Silverhill

Culture: Sow seed spring
drought tolerant, but grows better with ample moisture. Prefers shale or alkaline soils, but grows well in most well-drained rocky or sandy soils.

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: eurosid II

Order: Sapindales

Family: Rutaceae

SubFamily: Spathelioideae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
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2019
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2017

References

  1. PlantzAfrica. Last accessed on Friday, 28 June, 2019.
  2. ARS-GRIN Taxonomy. Last accessed on Friday, 28 June, 2019.

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Ptaeroxylon obliquum