Leptadenia pyrotechnica
Broom Brush
Also known as: Cynanchum pyrotechnicum Forssk. +10 more
- Cynanchum pyrotechnicum Forssk.
- Gymnema spartium (Wight) Wall.
- Leptadenia gracilis Decne.
- Leptadenia gracilis G.Don
- Leptadenia jacquemontiana Decne.
- Leptadenia spartium Wight
- Leptadenia spartum Wight
- Microloma angustifolium Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.fil.
- Microloma pyrotechnicum (Forssk.) Spreng.
- Periploca pyrotechnica (Forssk.) Spreng. ex Decne.
- Sarcostemma pyrotechnicum (Forssk.) Schult.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Apocynaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Leptadenia pyrotechnica (commonly known as Broom Brush) is a shrub or tree within the Apocynaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with desert or dry shrubland conditions.
Macro Climate
Arid
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Indian Subcontinent, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Algeria, Burkina, Cameroon, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, India, Iran, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sinai, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen