Cipura paludosa Aubl.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Cipura

Characteristics

Corm ovoid, covered with deep brown scales; leaves linear-ensiform, 1.5-5.0 dm. long, 0.4-0.6 cm. broad; flowering scapes filiform, 1.5-4.5 dm. long; terminal spathe linear-ensiform, 12-30 cm. long; inflorescence sessile, bearing 2-4 light blue or white flowers; perianth about 3-4 cm. in diam-eter; flowering spathes narrowly lanceolate, 2-4 cm. long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

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

Images

Flower

Cipura paludosa flower picture by cristian gaviria londoño (cc-by-sa)
Cipura paludosa flower picture by jp clo (cc-by-sa)
Cipura paludosa flower picture by Kitahara João (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cipura paludosa world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:274679-2
WFO ID wfo-0000788462
COL ID VFQ9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 731895
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Marica cipura Marica graminea Trimezia urupa Cipura major Cipura graminea Cipura humilis Cipura goodspeediana Cypella goodspeediana Cipura cubensis Marica paludosa Cipura paludosa var. cubensis Cipura paludosa var. subglobosa Cipura paludosa subsp. boliviensis Cipura paludosa subsp. caatingensis Cipura paludosa subsp. decora Cipura paludosa subsp. mexicana Cipura paludosa subsp. robusta Marica humilis Cipura paludosa