Dioclea violacea Mart. ex Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Dioclea

Characteristics

A creeper.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 15.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
More
Not known
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal poison
Edible pods seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Dioclea violacea leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Flower

Dioclea violacea flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Dioclea violacea flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Dioclea violacea flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Dioclea violacea fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Dioclea violacea fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Dioclea violacea fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Dioclea violacea world distribution map, present in American Samoa, Brazil, Fiji, French Guiana, Guyana, Madagascar, Mauritius, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:492688-1
WFO ID wfo-0000170546
COL ID 6D89M
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 735457
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Synonyms

Dioclea altissima Dioclea paraguayensis Dioclea pilifera Dolichos altissimus Dioclea paraguariensis Dioclea violacea