Crantzia cristata (L.) Fritsch

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Gesneriaceae > Crantzia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite subshrub. It grows 3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form subshrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

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

Usage

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

Cultivation

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Images

Leaf

Crantzia cristata leaf picture by phi bel (cc-by-sa)
Crantzia cristata leaf picture by christopher sibilia (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Crantzia cristata flower picture by Pierre FRANCOIS (cc-by-sa)
Crantzia cristata flower picture by christopher sibilia (cc-by-sa)
Crantzia cristata flower picture by Zoe Vienne (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Crantzia cristata fruit picture by claire Felloni (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Crantzia cristata world distribution map, present in Dominica, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Sri Lanka, Montserrat, and Martinique

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:379206-1
WFO ID wfo-0000624686
COL ID 6BC33
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629438
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Synonyms

Columnea forseithii Alloplectus forseithii Columnea cristata Crantzia epirotes Prionoplectus forseithii Prionoplectus cristatus Besleria cristata Alloplectus cristatus Alloplectus cristatus var. brevicalyx Alloplectus cristatus var. epirotes Alloplectus cristatus var. crenatus Crantzia cristata