Orthaea secundiflora Klotzsch

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Orthaea

Characteristics

A herb or small shrub. The branches can be 6 m long. The leaves are narrowly oval and 7-18 cm long by 3-8 cm wide. There are 10-30 flowers on stalks in the axils of leaves.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 5.0 - 6.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in wet mountain forests between 900-2,640 m above sea level.
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Usage

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Edible flowers
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Orthaea secundiflora world distribution map, present in Ecuador and Peru

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:858553-1
WFO ID wfo-0001047218
COL ID 6SXJ7
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Synonyms

Thibaudia secundiflora Orthaea secundiflora