Nepsera aquatica Naudin

Altea (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Melastomataceae > Nepsera

Characteristics

Stems 3-10 dm. tall, 4-angled, glabrous to minutely pubescent; petioles slender, 5-10 mm. long; leaf-blades ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 2-6 cm. long, acute or acuminate, finely serrulate, rounded or subcordate at base, 5-to 7-nerved, glabrous or sparsely pubescent; panicle 1-4 dm. long, the pedicels slender and elongate; hypanthium about 3 mm. long; petals 5-7 mm. long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 1.0
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
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Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Images

Habit

Nepsera aquatica habit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Leaf

Nepsera aquatica leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Nepsera aquatica leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Nepsera aquatica leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Flower

Nepsera aquatica flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Nepsera aquatica world distribution map, present in Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Brazil, Barbados, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Guatemala, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:573916-1
WFO ID wfo-0001078882
COL ID 4736F
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630220
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Synonyms

Tibouchina aquatica Xeracina aquatica Spennera asphalti Melastoma aquaticum Nepsera aquatica Spennera sieberi Rhexia aquatica Aciotis aquatica Aciotis sieberi Spennera hydrophila Spennera aquatica Homonoma aridum