Marantochloa conferta (Benth.) A.C.Ley

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Marantaceae > Marantochloa

Characteristics

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

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses material medicinal social use
Edible leaves rhizomes
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Marantochloa conferta world distribution map, present in Angola, Central African Republic, Congo, Cabo Verde, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, Sudan, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77115371-1
WFO ID wfo-0000921960
COL ID 3XYJD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ataenidia conferta Ataenidia gabonensis Calathea conferta Donax conferta Phrynium crista-galli Marantochloa conferta Phrynium textile Phyllodes conferta Phyllodes textilis Phrynium confertum Phrynium gabonense