Characteristics
A herb. It grows 1 m tall. It is erect and like a shrub. The leaves are oval and oblique. They are 5-9 cm long by 4-8 cm wide. The base is heart shaped. There are sharp teeth along the edge. They are shiny metallic green with purple veins on the upper surface and pale green underneath. The leaf stalk is 6 cm long. The flowers are pink and in the axils of leaves. The fruit is an oval capsule 1 cm long.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
herb
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
monoecy
|
| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
0.1 - 0.5
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| Mature height (meter) |
0.7 - 1.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
|
| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a tropical plant. It grows in humid forests up to 1,800 m above sea level. In Mexico it grows at about 1,600 m altitude.
| Light |
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| Soil humidity |
-
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| Soil texture |
-
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| Soil acidity |
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| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
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Usage
| Uses |
-
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| Edible
|
-
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| Therapeutic use
|
-
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| Human toxicity |
-
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds or stem or leaf cuttings.
| Mode |
cuttings
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
15 - 60
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
21 - 26
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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