Marantochloa cuspidata (Roscoe) Milne-redh.

Marantochloa (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Marantaceae > Marantochloa

Characteristics

Little-branched herb 2-6 ft. high
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Flowers yellow
A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.06 - 1.66
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

In forest undergrowth, often secondary or by rivers in savanna.
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Forest and jungle undergrowth, or by rivers in savannah.
It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The pulp of the fruit is eaten raw.
Uses environmental use fiber food material medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Marantochloa cuspidata world distribution map, present in Central African Republic, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:565151-1
WFO ID wfo-0000468171
COL ID 3XYJG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Clinogyne chrysantha Clinogyne cuspidata Maranta cuspidata Maranta flexuosa Marantochloa cuspidata Marantochloa flexuosa Phrynium flexuosum Arundastrum cuspidatum Donax cuspidata Clinogyne arcta Clinogyne flexuosa Phyllodes flexuosa