Callianthe megapotamica (A.Spreng.) Dorr

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Callianthe

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5 - 2.0
Mature height (meter) 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 6-8
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible flowers nectars
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 -

Images

Callianthe megapotamica unspecified picture

Distribution

Callianthe megapotamica world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, India, New Zealand, and Portugal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77146519-1
WFO ID wfo-0001342140
COL ID PM5Q
BDTFX ID 78
INPN ID 635603
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Synonyms

Periptera megapotamica Sida megapotamica Abutilon inflatum Abutilon megapotamicum Abutilon vexillarium Callianthe megapotamica