Hypselodelphys violacea (Ridl.) Milne-redh.

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Marantaceae > Hypselodelphys

Characteristics

A straggling herb. It has slender stems and branches at angles. It produces a thicket 3.5 m high. The flowers are violet and white.
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Straggling climber with slender stems branching at all angles forming a tangle in forest about 12 ft. high
Flowers violet and white.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 3.66
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in secondary jungle especially on humid sites.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food gene source material medicinal
Edible leaves seeds
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Hypselodelphys violacea world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Congo, Cabo Verde, Gabon, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:565103-1
WFO ID wfo-0000445789
COL ID 3P325
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Synonyms

Trachyphrynium muricatum Trachyphrynium violaceum Hypselodelphys violacea Trachyphrynium preussianum Donax violacea