Asclepias mellodora A.St.-hil.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Asclepias

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses fiber medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Anodyne (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Heart (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Shampoo (unspecified), Toothache (unspecified), Headache (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 -

Distribution

Asclepias mellodora world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:94450-1
WFO ID wfo-0000551527
COL ID H6J9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Asclepias campestris f. rosea Asclepias curupi Asclepias hassleriana Asclepias jangadensis Asclepias mellodora Asclepias papillosa Asclepias selloana Asclepias campestris Asclepias multinervis Asclepias nervosa Asclepias montevidensis Asclepias pallida Asclepias subulata Asclepias campestris var. angustifolia Asclepias citrifolia var. angustifolia Asclepias marginata var. bodenbenderi Asclepias mellodora var. minor Asclepias campestris var. schlechteri Asclepias mellodora var. mellodora Asclepias umbellata