Cephalanthus tetrandrus (Roxb.) Ridsdale & Bakh.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Cephalanthus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.75 - 2.25
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 6-9
Soil humidity 4-9
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Astringent (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Malaria (unspecified), Palsy (unspecified), Pleurisy (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Venereal (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Skin (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings.
Mode cuttings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:746238-1
WFO ID wfo-0000830136
COL ID 6S65G
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Nauclea tetrandra Cephalanthus tetrandrus Cephalanthus glabrifolius Cephalanthus monas Cephalanthus naucleoides Cephalanthus occidentalis Cephalanthus occidentalis f. angustifolia Cephalanthus ratoensis Gilipus montanus Cephalanthus occidentalis var. angustifolius