Echites umbellatus Jacq.

Devil's potato (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Echites

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite plant. It grows 3-5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0 - 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Echites umbellatus habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Echites umbellatus leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Echites umbellatus flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Echites umbellatus flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Echites umbellatus world distribution map, present in Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Colombia, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States Minor Outlying Islands, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:78821-1
WFO ID wfo-0000947877
COL ID 38M5R
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Apocynum obliquum Rhodocalyx crassipes Tabernaemontana echites Echites crassipes Echites echites Echites longiflorus Echites obliquus Echites littoreus Echites ovatus Echites umbellatus Cameraria echites Echites umbellatus var. crassipes Echites umbellatus subsp. crassipes Echites umbellatus var. longiflorus Echites umbellatus var. umbellatus Echites umbellata var. typica