Bouvardia ternifolia Schltdl.

Firecrackerbush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Bouvardia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 0.6-0.9m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 0.9
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Dysentery (unspecified), Heat (unspecified), Rabies (unspecified), Heart (unspecified), Epistaxis (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Bouvardia ternifolia habit picture by Shehadi Ramiz (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Bouvardia ternifolia leaf picture by Shehadi Ramiz (cc-by-sa)
Bouvardia ternifolia leaf picture by gutierrez mauricio (cc-by-sa)
Bouvardia ternifolia leaf picture by S Adrian (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Bouvardia ternifolia flower picture by Shehadi Ramiz (cc-by-sa)
Bouvardia ternifolia flower picture by lopez de cardenas rodrigo (cc-by-sa)
Bouvardia ternifolia flower picture by Froylán Jardines (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Bouvardia ternifolia world distribution map, present in Honduras and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:745109-1
WFO ID wfo-0000373849
COL ID MRQQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Houstonia coccinea Ixora ternifolia Bouvardia glaberrima Bouvardia quaternifolia Bouvardia triphylla Bouvardia viperalis Bouvardia angustifolia Bouvardia endlichii Bouvardia hirtella Bouvardia houtteana Bouvardia splendens Bouvardia tenuiflora Bouvardia tolucana Bouvardia fruticosa Carphalea pubiflora Ixora americana Bouvardia hypoleuca Bouvardia linearis Bouvardia ovata Bouvardia hirtella var. quaternifolia Bouvardia jacquinii var. exogyna Bouvardia jacquinii var. ovata Bouvardia ternifolia var. angustifolia Bouvardia triphylla var. angustifolia Bouvardia triphylla var. splendens Bouvardia coccinea Bouvardia jacquinii Bouvardia microphylla Bouvardia orizabensis Bouvardia scabrida Bouvardia ternifolia