Dioclea guianensis Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Dioclea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite shrub.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Images

Flower

Dioclea guianensis flower picture by Toni Caval (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Dioclea guianensis world distribution map, present in American Samoa, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Singapore, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Dioclea guianensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:492636-1
WFO ID wfo-0000170537
COL ID 6D87Q
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 733709
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Dioclea guianensis Dioclea trujillensis Dioclea broadwayana Dioclea comosa var. panamensis Dioclea guianensis var. villosior Dioclea guianensis var. guianensis Dioclea panamensis Dioclea guianensis var. velutina