Espeletia tunjana Cuatrec.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Espeletia

Characteristics

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

Environment

This species occurs in ecosystems of páramo, subparamo and paramized areas of high Andean forest, in a dry to humid climate, occasionally in sandy soils and in grasslands.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Espeletia tunjana world distribution map, present in Colombia

Conservation status

Espeletia tunjana threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:97794-2
WFO ID wfo-0000126705
COL ID 6H52F
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Espeletia tunjana