Columnea tenella L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Gesneriaceae > Columnea

Characteristics

The flowers have brightly coloured calyces around them. The fruit are yellow.
Life form perennial
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows between 350-1,800 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 120
Germination temperacture (C°) 22 - 23
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Distribution

Columnea tenella world distribution map, present in Colombia and Ecuador

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:969025-1
WFO ID wfo-0000615785
COL ID XCTM
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Synonyms

Columnea tenella Trichantha gracilis Trichantha tenella