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Orthrosanthus chimboracensis Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Orthrosanthus

Characteristics

Rhizomatous herbs of moderate size, 3-10 dm. tall; leaves narrowly ensiform, chiefly basal, but also reduced and rather sparse upward on the flowering stem, 5-45 cm. long, 0.5-1.2 cm. broad; flowering stem paniculately branched and rather sparsely leafy, bearing virtually sessile clusters of few to several flowers in the axils of reduced leaves; spathes 1.0-1.5 cm. long, subequal; perianth bright blue, about 1.5-2.0 cm. long; capsules oblong-clavate, 1.0-1.5 cm. long, nearly enclosed by the spathes.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.8
Root system -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
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Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Orthrosanthus chimboracensis leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Orthrosanthus chimboracensis leaf picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)
Orthrosanthus chimboracensis leaf picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Orthrosanthus chimboracensis flower picture by Gabriel OLLIVIER (cc-by-sa)
Orthrosanthus chimboracensis flower picture by Gabriel OLLIVIER (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Orthrosanthus chimboracensis fruit picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Orthrosanthus chimboracensis world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:440470-1
WFO ID wfo-0000785633
COL ID 74Y63
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Moraea gladioloides Orthrosanthus moritzianus Solenomelus gladioloides Orthrosanthus chimboracensis var. gladioloides Orthrosanthus chimboracensis var. chimboracensis Orthrosanthus chimboracensis var. typicus Moraea chimboracensis Solenomelus chimboracensis Sisyrinchium moritzianum Orthrosanthus chimboracensis
WorldFloraDB 2024