Ercilla spicata Moq.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Phytolaccaceae > Ercilla

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 4-8m high.
Life form -
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 4.0 - 8.0
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 8.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Ercilla spicata world distribution map, present in Chile

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:676208-1
WFO ID wfo-0000670700
COL ID 6GBHM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Suriana volubilis Galvezia spicata Bridgesia spicata Ercilla spicata Ercilla volubilis Apodostachys densiflora