Gomphrena pulchella Mart.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Gomphrena

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite deciduous herb.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

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

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Emollient (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 6 - 8
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Gomphrena pulchella flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Gomphrena pulchella flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Gomphrena pulchella world distribution map, present in Brazil

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60569-1
WFO ID wfo-0000706206
COL ID 3GTLZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Xeraea pulchella Gomphrena pulchella f. linearifolia Gomphrena pulchella f. major Gomphrena pulchella f. pulchella Gomphrena pulchella f. ramosissima Gomphrena pulchella f. simplex Gomphrena pulchella var. ecristata Gomphrena pulchella f. grandifolia Gomphrena pulchella Gomphrena pulchella subsp. pulchella Gomphrena perennis var. boliviana

Lower taxons

Gomphrena pulchella subsp. albisericea Gomphrena pulchella subsp. rosea