Mitraria coccinea Cav.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Gesneriaceae > Mitraria

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 1.5-2.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 3-6
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-4
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Tumor (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Leaf

Mitraria coccinea leaf picture by Aguilar Pablo (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Mitraria coccinea flower picture by Miguel Salinas (cc-by-sa)
Mitraria coccinea flower picture by Miguel Salinas (cc-by-sa)
Mitraria coccinea flower picture by NATALIA PAILLAMAN (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Mitraria coccinea world distribution map, present in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:381777-1
WFO ID wfo-0001064550
COL ID 43QPB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Diplocalyx tomentellus Gesneria chilensis Mitraria pallida Diplocalyx pallidus Mitraria coccinea