Marantochloa filipes (Benth. & Hook.F.) Hutch.

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Marantaceae > Marantochloa

Characteristics

A herb. It has an underground stem or rhizome. The stems are branching. It grows 2 m high. The flowers are white and the fruit are red.
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Branched herb more or less climbing, up to 8 ft. high
Fruits red, splitting and exposing 3 black seeds.
Flowers white
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.22
Root system rhizome
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows on well-drained soils.
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Locally gregarious in high forest
Light -
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Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food material medicinal
Edible roots
Therapeutic use -
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Marantochloa filipes world distribution map, present in Angola, Central African Republic, Congo, Cabo Verde, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:565152-1
WFO ID wfo-0000468173
COL ID 3XYJH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Clinogyne filipes Marantochloa filipes Marantochloa oligantha Phrynium filipes Arundastrum filipes Clinogyne oligantha Donax filipes Donax oligantha Clinogyne eburnea