Family Tiliaceae Scientific name Sparmannia africana Rank Species | Genus Sparrmannia Higher classification Sparrmannia | |
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Similar Sparrmannia, Mallows, Embryophyte, Grewioideae, Pilea peperomioides | ||
Moving stamen of sparrmannia africana african hemp zimmerlinde
Sparrmannia africana (African hemp, African linden) is a species of flowering plant in the Tiliaceae family, native to open woodland in Africa, South Africa and Madagascar. It is one of up to seven species in the genus Sparrmannia. The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group places this genus within the Malvaceae family.
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Growing to 3–6 m (10–20 ft) tall by 2–4 m (7–13 ft) broad, S. africana is an evergreen shrub or small tree with large pale green leaves 21 cm (8 in) long and clusters of white flowers with red and yellow stamens. It is not closely related to the true hemp, cannabis.
With a minimum temperature of 7 °C (45 °F), S. africana is grown as a houseplant in temperate regions. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
The spelling Sparmannia is listed as a synonym.
Sparrmannia africana zimmerlinde
