Malabar Spinach

Sausage Tree

About Malabar Spinach and Sausage Tree

Malabar Spinach

Sausage Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Tree

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia, India

Eastern Africa, Middle Africa

1.4 Types

Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Hot climate regions, Humid climates

Riverine forest, wooded grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

9-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12*7

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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2.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

1,220.00 cm

Rank: 33 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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24.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

910.00 cm

Rank: 23 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Green, Orange Red

Dark Red, Tan

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

White, Ivory

Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Purple, Gray Green

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2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not let dry out between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil

Needs a lot of water initially

4.4.2 In Summer

Average Water

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen

Balanced liquid fertilizer monthly

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids

Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Rust

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Poisonous when unripe

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Acne, Slow downs aging

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Folate, Iron, Low calories, Low Fats, Rich in Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C

Gynaecological, Malaria, STDs

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Dried seeds, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food

Used to flavour beer, Used to produce a red dye

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BASELLA alba

KIGELIA africana

7.2 Common Name

Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach

Sausage Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

पोई

Sausage Tree

7.2.2 In German

Malabarspinat

Sausage Tree

7.2.3 In French

L’épinard de Malabar

saucisse Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

espinaca de Malabar

Árbol de salchicha

7.2.5 In Greek

Malabar Σπανάκι

λουκάνικο δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Malabar espinafre

Árvore de salsicha

7.2.7 In Polish

Szpinak Malabar

kiełbasa Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Spinach Malabar

farciminis ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Eudicotyledones

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Basellaceae

Bignoniaceae

8.6 Genus

Basella

Kaempferia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Tecomeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Malabar Spinach and Sausage Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Malabar Spinach and Sausage Tree? We provide you with everything About Malabar Spinach and Sausage Tree. Malabar Spinach doesn't have thorns and Sausage Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Malabar Spinach does not have fragrant flowers. Malabar Spinach has allergic reactions like Not Available and Sausage Tree has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Malabar Spinach and Sausage Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Malabar Spinach and Sausage Tree

Season and care of Malabar Spinach and Sausage Tree is important to know. While considering everything about Malabar Spinach and Sausage Tree Care, growing season is an essential factor. Malabar Spinach season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Sausage Tree season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Malabar Spinach is Clay, Loam and for Sausage Tree is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Malabar Spinach is Neutral and for Sausage Tree is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Malabar Spinach and Sausage Tree Physical Information

Malabar Spinach and Sausage Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Malabar Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width 24.00 cm whereas Sausage Tree height is 1,220.00 cm and width 910.00 cm. The color specification of Malabar Spinach and Sausage Tree are as follows:

Malabar Spinach flower color: Red, Green and Orange Red
Malabar Spinach leaf color: Green and Light Green
Sausage Tree flower color: Dark Red and Tan
Sausage Tree leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Malabar Spinach and Sausage Tree

Care of Malabar Spinach and Sausage Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Malabar Spinach pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Sausage Tree pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Malabar Spinach needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sausage Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.