Erithalis fruticosa L.

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Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Erithalis

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen plant. It grows 1-2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.4
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

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

Usage

Uses medicinal tea wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Measles (unspecified), Navel (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Hemostat (unspecified), Sore (unspecified)
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

Fruit

Erithalis fruticosa fruit picture by Frédéric Dupont (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Erithalis fruticosa world distribution map, present in Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Erithalis fruticosa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:315444-2
WFO ID wfo-0000953764
COL ID 3B83G
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629662
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Psathura obovata Erithalis fruticosa Erithalis inodora Erithalis elliptica Erithalis parviflora Erithalis procumbens Erithalis revoluta Erithalis fruticosa var. inodora Erithalis harrisii var. angusta Erithalis fruticosa subsp. fruticosa