Galium hypocarpium Endl. ex Griseb.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Galium

Characteristics

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 30 cm tall. The leaves do not have stalks. The leaves are 1-1.3 cm long by 0.3-0.7 cm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 4,000 m above sea level.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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

Habit

Galium hypocarpium habit picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Galium hypocarpium leaf picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)
Galium hypocarpium leaf picture by Planta Libre (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Galium hypocarpium fruit picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)
Galium hypocarpium fruit picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)
Galium hypocarpium fruit picture by cabana carlos manuel (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Galium hypocarpium world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:750043-1
WFO ID wfo-0000969185
COL ID 6K9BN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 633715
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Rubia hispida Rubia hypocarpia Valantia hypocarpia Relbunium hypocarpium Rubia chilensis Galium albicans Galium brasiliense Galium repugnans Galium hypocarpium Galium pauciflorum Galium quitense Galium rupestre Relbunium orinocensis Galium chloranthum

Lower taxons

Galium hypocarpium subsp. alluviale Galium hypocarpium subsp. buxifolium Galium hypocarpium subsp. hypocarpium Galium hypocarpium subsp. titicacum