Griffonia physocarpa Baill.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Griffonia

Characteristics

Petals green with dull red markings.
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A climbing or erect shrub
Calyx yellow or red
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 5.0
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Forest formations at low elevations; often in the more open growth of secondary thickets; in the swamp-forest region.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses dye environmental use fiber material medicinal ornamental
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Griffonia physocarpa world distribution map, present in Angola, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:497081-1
WFO ID wfo-0000168166
COL ID 6L4NV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Bandeiraea tenuiflora Griffonia physocarpa