Frankenia portulacifolia Spreng.

Tea plant (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Frankeniaceae > Frankenia

Characteristics

A small shrub. It probably has 5 partly fused sepals and 5 separate petals. The fruit is a small capsule.
Life form
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It probably grows in coastal saline habitats.
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Dry rocks.
Light -
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Usage

The leaves have been used as a substitute for tea.
Uses environmental use material tea
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Frankenia portulacifolia unspecified picture

Distribution

Frankenia portulacifolia world distribution map, present in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Conservation status

Frankenia portulacifolia threat status: Critically Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:366330-1
WFO ID wfo-0000692107
COL ID 6JKZD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Frankenia beatsonia Frankenia portulacifolia Beatsonia compacta Beatsonia portulacifolia