Octopus Cabbage Tree (Cussonia arborea)
Cussonia arborea is a tree or shrub native to tropical East Africa. It features a stout trunk and distinctive large, palmate leaves clustered at branch tips.
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Synonyms
Cussonia barteri Seem.
Cussonia delevoyi De Wild.
Cussonia djalonensis A.Chev.
Cussonia hamata Harms
Cussonia homblei De Wild.
Cussonia kirkii Seem.
Cussonia laciniata Harms
Cussonia longissima Hutch. & Dalziel
Cussonia nigerica Hutch.
Cussonia tisserantii Aubrév. & Pellegr.
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderApiales
- familyAraliaceae
- genusCussonia
- speciesCussonia arborea