
Fabaceae FAMILY Critically Endangered
Ormocarpopsis itremoensis
Ormocarpopsis itremoensis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitDeciduous Shrub
GrowthSlow
Ormocarpopsis itremoensis grows slowly, with growth almost restricted to the slow extension of the short shoots which produce flowers and leaves at their tips[1]. The plant flowers when leafless[1].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ormocarpopsis+itremoensis>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
- [2]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
- [3]Novon Vol 6 — Various · Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis. · 1996 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎A journal of Botanical Nomenclature. It can be downloaded from the Internet.