Escallonia laevis (Vell.) Sleumer

Escallonia (fr), Escallonia lisse (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Escalloniales > Escalloniaceae > Escallonia

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 2m high.
Life form
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Mature height (meter) 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Ravines in the Organ mountains.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -9
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Escallonia laevis world distribution map, present in Brazil

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:337086-1
WFO ID wfo-0000680280
COL ID 3BGFZ
BDTFX ID 25645
INPN ID 97336
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Synonyms

Vigieria laevis Escallonia humilis Escallonia laevis Escallonia organensis