Baccharoides hymenolepis (A.Rich.) Isawumi, El-ghazaly & B.Nord.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Baccharoides

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 3.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Along rivers and roadsides, in forest margins, old cultivation sites and bushed grassland, also in montane forest and often found in disturbed habitats; usually at elevations from 1,200-3,000 metres, sometimes descending to 600 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses medicinal ornamental
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
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°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Baccharoides hymenolepis world distribution map, present in Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:993427-1
WFO ID wfo-0000011836
COL ID K7VV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cacalia hymenolepis Vernonia homilocephala Baccharoides hymenolepis