Callisia serrulata (Vahl) Christenh. & Byng

Species

Angiosperms > Commelinales > Commelinaceae > Callisia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.3-0.7m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.7
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Callisia serrulata world distribution map, present in Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77184055-1
WFO ID wfo-0001424759
COL ID 8WS47
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 632635
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Synonyms

Aneilema serrulatum Commelina floribunda Commelina mexicana Commelina serrulata Descantaria balbisii Descantaria elongata Heterachthia gaudichaudiana Aneilema floribundum Descantaria cumanensis Descantaria diuretica Descantaria schlechtendalii Tradescantia mexicana Tripogandra floribunda Tripogandra cumanensis Tradescantia cumanensis Tradescantia triandra Tripogandra serrulata Callisia ciliata Callisia rosea Tradescantia mexicana Tripogandra cumanensis f. glabrior Commelina elongata Descantaria cumanensis Tradescantia elongata Tradescantia guianensis Tradescantia schomburgkiana Tradescantia balbisii Leptorhoeo floribunda Callisia serrulata Tradescantia cumanensis var. glabrior Tradescantia elongata var. schlechtendalii Tradescantia elongata var. triandra Tradescantia congesta Tripogandra elongata Tradescantia schlechtendalii