Arracacia xanthorrhiza Bancr.

Arracacha (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Arracacia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Cool mountainous districts; at elevations from 2,000-3,500 metres.
More
Cool mountainous districts; at elevations from 2,000-3,500 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses fodder food medicinal
Edible leaves roots stems tubers
Therapeutic use Breast (unspecified), Burn (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Swelling (unspecified), Antiseptic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 14 - 21
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Arracacia xanthorrhiza unspecified picture

Distribution

Arracacia xanthorrhiza world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Peru, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:838272-1
WFO ID wfo-0000549630
COL ID 67T6Q
BDTFX ID 85366
INPN ID 629113
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Arracacia andina Arracacia esculenta Arracacia xanthorrhiza Bancroftia xanthorrhiza Arracacha esculenta Conium arracacha Bancroftia decipiens Arracacia xanthorrhiza var. andina