Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.

Parrot's-bill (en), Pinces de homard (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Clianthus

Characteristics

Softly woody shrub with spreading branches, up to 2 m. tall; branchlets subherbaceous, silky-pubescent to glabrate. Lvs imparipinnate, up to 15 cm. long, with up to 15 pairs of lflts; lfls subsessile, 1·5-2.5 cm. long, linear-oblong, retuse to obtuse at apex. Racemes pend., up to 15-fld; fls scarlet, up to 8 cm. long. Calyx campanulate, teeth subulate, erect, 1·5-3 mm. long; standard ovate-acuminate, c. 6 cm. long; wings c. 3 cm. long, lanceolate-falcate, acute; keel c. 6 cm. or more long, falcate-acuminate. Pods up to 8 cm. long, turgid; seeds ∞.
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A climbing shrub. It grows 2 m long.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.75 - 2.5
Mature height (meter) 2.25 - 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. In Hobart Botanical Gardens.
Light 6-8
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible flowers pods
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seeds.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Clianthus puniceus flower picture by queenofconvenience (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Clianthus puniceus world distribution map, present in India and New Zealand

Conservation status

Clianthus puniceus threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:486457-1
WFO ID wfo-0000186151
COL ID 5Z9ZL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Clianthus puniceus Donia punicea Clianthus puniceus var. puniceus