Cussonia spicata

Spiked cabbage tree
C. spicata photographed at the Pretoria National Botanical Garden, South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Cussonia
Species:
C. spicata
Binomial name
Cussonia spicata
Synonyms
  • Cussonia quercifolia Colla
  • Cussonia triptera Colla
  • Cussonia boivinii Drake
  • Cussonia calophylla Miq.
  • Cussonia kraussii Hochst.

Cussonia spicata, commonly known as the spiked cabbage tree or common cabbage tree, is species of tree in the family Araliaceae. Native to East Africa, this species is widely distributed from South Africa in the south to South Sudan in the north.