Flueggea tinctoria (L.) G.L.Webster

Tamujo (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Phyllanthaceae > Flueggea

Characteristics

A perennial deciduous shrub. It grows 2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality -
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Along the banks of streams and rivers, on acid rocky and sandy soils, sometimes dominating riparian shrub communities; at elevations up to 800 metres.
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Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
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Productivity -

Images

Habit

Flueggea tinctoria habit picture by Acosta García Isabel (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Flueggea tinctoria leaf picture by F. Manzano (cc-by-sa)
Flueggea tinctoria leaf picture by F. Manzano (cc-by-sa)
Flueggea tinctoria leaf picture by Acosta García Isabel (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Flueggea tinctoria flower picture by Prieta Javier (cc-by-sa)
Flueggea tinctoria flower picture by Prieta Javier (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Flueggea tinctoria fruit picture by Juan Morillo (cc-by-sa)
Flueggea tinctoria fruit picture by Acosta García Isabel (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Flueggea tinctoria world distribution map, present in Spain and Portugal

Conservation status

Flueggea tinctoria threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:914041-1
WFO ID wfo-0000967250
COL ID 6JB9W
BDTFX ID 82910
INPN ID 117554
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Rhamnus tinctoria Securinega tinctoria Securinega virgata Acidoton buxifolius Villanova buxifolia Colmeiroa buxifolia Securinega buxifolia Adelia virgata Flueggea tinctoria