Galphimia glauca Cav.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Malpighiaceae > Galphimia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 0.5-1.2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Emollient (unspecified), Insecticide (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Urogenital (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Anticonvulsants (unspecified), Hypnotics and sedatives (unspecified)
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

Leaf

Galphimia glauca leaf picture by José Martí Rosales Rodríguez (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Galphimia glauca flower picture by José Martí Rosales Rodríguez (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Galphimia glauca fruit picture by José Martí Rosales Rodríguez (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Galphimia glauca world distribution map, present in Benin, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Honduras, Mexico, and Mozambique

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:556347-1
WFO ID wfo-0000693975
COL ID 3F74X
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Malpighia glauca Thryallis glauca Galphimia glauca