Cercestis afzelii Schott

Species

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Araceae > Cercestis

Characteristics

Creeping, climbing or epiphytic plant up to 50 ft. high
More
Numerous adventitious roots
Spathe green
Spadix white
Fruits red.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 15.12
Root system adventitious-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Open places in secondary forests.
More
In forest
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

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

Images

Leaf

Cercestis afzelii leaf picture by Herwig Mees (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cercestis afzelii world distribution map, present in Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:86537-1
WFO ID wfo-0000834830
COL ID 5XKPC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cercestis afzelii Cercestis afzelii var. latiloba