Brunfelsia chiricaspi Plowman

Brunfelsia (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Brunfelsia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 2.25-2.75m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.25 - 2.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

An understorey shrub in humid, primary forests at elevations of 325-500 metres, occasionally persisting after cutting of the forest.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal social use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Brunfelsia chiricaspi world distribution map, present in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:814630-1
WFO ID wfo-0001019820
COL ID NFR8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Brunfelsia chiricaspi