Macleania cordifolia Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Macleania

Characteristics

A shrub. It often grows from a woody tuber. The leaves are oval and 4-10 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. The base is heart shaped. The fruit are 12 mm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the Andes between 1,800-3,356 m above sea level.
Light 4-6
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seeds or cuttings.
Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Macleania cordifolia unspecified picture

Distribution

Macleania cordifolia world distribution map, present in Ecuador

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:858504-1
WFO ID wfo-0001046909
COL ID 3WZLR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Macleania pulchra Macleania cordifolia Macleania punctata Macleania speciosissima