Distimake tuberosus (L.) A.R.Simões & Staples

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Distimake

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite plant. It grows 4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

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

Usage

Uses coffee substitute environmental use medicinal poison
Edible roots seeds tubers
Therapeutic use Skin diseases (leaf), Cathartics (tuber), Laxative (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Distimake tuberosus unspecified picture

Distribution

Distimake tuberosus world distribution map, present in Angola, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Algeria, Ecuador, Fiji, Micronesia (Federated States of), Guinea, Guadeloupe, Equatorial Guinea, Guam, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Saint Lucia, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Northern Mariana Islands, Mozambique, Martinique, Mauritius, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Niue, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Réunion, El Salvador, South Sudan, Taiwan, Province of China, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77163293-1
WFO ID wfo-0001424432
COL ID 36XY7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 452767
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Ipomoea mendesii Ipomoea tuberosa Ipomoea glaziovii Operculina tuberosa Ipomoea nuda Batatas tuberosa Convolvulus kentrocaulos Convolvulus gossypiifolius Convolvulus tuberosus Distimake tuberosus Ipomoea tuberosa var. uniflora Merremia tuberosa