Highveld cabbage tree
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Araliaceae
Genus:	Cussonia
Species:	C. paniculata
Binomial name
Cussonia paniculata Eckl. & Zeyh.

Cussonia paniculata, also known as kiepersol, is a large evergreen shrub or small tree up to 5 metres (16 ft) in height native to South Africa. The plant has large and bold textured grey foliage.

Uses

The leaf is used ethnomedically to treat dysmenorrhea.

Cultivation

Cussonia paniculata is cultivated as an ornamental plant for planting in temperate climate gardens and in container gardens.

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  Close-up of foliage
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  Tall specimens at Groenkloof N.R.
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  Cultivated at Bochum Botanical Garden
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  A young kiepersol in the Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve