Eranthemum purpurascens Wight ex Nees

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Eranthemum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 0.5-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 11-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use Anti-infective agents (leaf), Anti-infective agents, local (leaf), Ulcer (leaf), Wounds and injuries (leaf), Anti-infective agents (root), Anti-infective agents, local (root), Ulcer (root), Wounds and injuries (root), Anti-infective agents (stem), Anti-infective agents, local (stem), Ulcer (stem), Wounds and injuries (stem)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Eranthemum purpurascens unspecified picture

Distribution

Eranthemum purpurascens world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:48883-1
WFO ID wfo-0000670599
COL ID 6GBD9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Eranthemum nervosum Daedalacanthus purpurascens Eranthemum pulchellum Eranthemum purpurascens