Acanthus guineensis Heine & P.Taylor

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Acanthus

Characteristics

An erect almost unbranched plant with fleshy stem up to 6 ft. high
Life form perennial
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.83
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Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

In wet forests.
Light -
Soil humidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 21 - 25
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 12
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Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Acanthus guineensis world distribution map, present in Côte d'Ivoire, Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:44868-1
WFO ID wfo-0000513837
COL ID 92SN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Acanthus guineensis