Acorus calamus var. angustatus Besser

Variety

Angiosperms > Acorales > Acoraceae > Acorus > Acorus calamus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread hydrochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Found in moist soils and shallow water in ditches, marshes, river edges and ponds.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses essential oil medicinal
Edible fruits leaves pods rhizomes roots stems
Therapeutic use Insecticide (unspecified), Itch (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 17 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -40
Optimum temperature (C°) 18 - 26
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77188885-1
WFO ID wfo-0000350949
COL ID 6T7Y4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Acorus tatarinowii Acorus triqueter Orontium cochinchinense Acorus asiaticus Acorus latifolius Acorus rumphianus Acorus cochinchinensis Acorus spurius Acorus terrestris Acorus calamus var. angustatus Acorus calamus var. spurius Acorus gramineus var. crassispadix