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Aloysia citrodora Paláu

Verveine odorante (fr), Verveine Citronelle (fr), Verveine citronnelle (fr), Verveine du Pérou (fr), Verveine à trois feuilles (fr), Aloysie à trois feuilles (fr), Aloysie ciitronnée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Verbenaceae > Aloysia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 1.5-2.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Fields and roadsides. Open scrub.
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Fields and roadsides. Open scrub.
Light 5-8
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses environmental use essential oil food material medicinal ornamental seasoning
Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use Cold (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Nausea (unspecified), Ache(Stomach) (unspecified), Palpitation (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Spasm (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 18 - 28
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Aloysia citrodora habit picture by Nathalie Blanca (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Aloysia citrodora leaf picture by Alain Lagrave (cc-by-sa)
Aloysia citrodora leaf picture by vince Lhypno (cc-by-sa)
Aloysia citrodora leaf picture by vince Lhypno (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Aloysia citrodora flower picture by Alain Lagrave (cc-by-sa)
Aloysia citrodora flower picture by Diego Alex (cc-by-sa)
Aloysia citrodora flower picture by randos csms (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Aloysia citrodora world distribution map, present in Albania, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Cuba, Spain, France, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1015994-1
WFO ID wfo-0000950712
COL ID C5RS
BDTFX ID 124883
INPN ID 851956
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Verbena citrodora Verbena fragrans Verbena triphylla l'hér. Zappania citriodora Lippia triphylla Cordia microcephala Aloysia triphylla Aloysia sleumeri Lippia citrodora Aloysia triphylla f. serrulata Aloysia triphylla Aloysia citrodora
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