Asclepias gibba (E.Mey.) Schltr.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Asclepias

Characteristics

A herb. It grows 8-25 cm tall. It branches at the base. The leaves are 2-8 cm long by 1-6 cm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.08 - 0.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible flowers leaves roots
Therapeutic use Root (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Asclepias gibba unspecified picture

Distribution

Asclepias gibba world distribution map, present in Lesotho, eSwatini, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:94313-1
WFO ID wfo-0000551360
COL ID 67S9M
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Asclepias gibba Lagarinthus gibbus Gomphocarpus gibbus

Lower taxons

Asclepias gibba var. gibba