Critonia quadrangularis (Dc.) R.M.King & H.Rob.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Critonia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite shrub.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
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Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Sudorific (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Medicine (unspecified), Erysipelas (unspecified), Eye (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Critonia quadrangularis world distribution map, present in Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and El Salvador

Conservation status

Critonia quadrangularis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:69565-2
WFO ID wfo-0000047025
COL ID ZJL2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Critonia thyrsoidea Eupatorium quadrangulare Eupatorium pycnocephalum Critonia quadrangularis Eupatorium megaphyllum Eupatorium thyrsoideum Eupatorium thyrsoideum Eupatorium thyrsoideum var. thyrsoideum Eupatorium thyrsoideum var. puberum