Neptunia lutea (Leavenw.) Benth.

Yellow puff (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Neptunia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Astringent (unspecified), Atony (unspecified), Cicatrizant (unspecified), Debility (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Gangrene (unspecified), Gum (unspecified), Senescence (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Antiseptic (unspecified), Deodorant (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Images

Flower

Neptunia lutea flower picture by Elizabeth Elizabeth Pence (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Neptunia lutea world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30121724-2
WFO ID wfo-0000174147
COL ID 4745Z
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Neptunia lutea Neptunia tenuis Acacia lutea Darlingtonia virgata Neptunia virgata Neptunia lutea var. multipinnata Neptunia lutea var. tenuis Acacia lutea