Ototropis elegans (Dc.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Ototropis

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 1-2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses fiber food medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Diuretics (root), Flatulence (root), Liver diseases (root), General tonic for rejuvenation (root), Carminative (unspecified), Spasm (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

Ototropis elegans unspecified picture

Distribution

Ototropis elegans world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, Ghana, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, and United States of America

Conservation status

Ototropis elegans threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77120368-1
WFO ID wfo-0001333380
COL ID 3535R
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Desmodium wolohoense Desmodium handelii Meibomia elegans Desmodium tiliifolium Hedysarum tiliifolium Desmodium elegans Desmodium tiliaefolium Hedysarum tiliaefolium Desmodium rhabdocladum Desmodium cinerascens Desmodium glaucophyllum Desmodium esquirolii Desmodium spicatum Desmodium franchetii Desmodium callianthum Desmodium stenophyllum Tetranema nutans Hedysarum nutans Desmodium nutans Desmodium esquirolii Meibomia tiliifolia Meibomia elegans Desmodium forrestii Desmodium tiliifolium f. rhabdocladum Desmodium tiliifolium f. glabrum Ototropis elegans Ototropis stenophylla Ototropis calliantha Desmodium elegans var. elegans Desmodium elegans var. wolohoense Desmodium elegans var. handelii Desmodium tiliaefolium var. stenophyllum Desmodium tiliifolium var. stenophyllum Desmodium elegans subsp. callianthum Desmodium elegans subsp. stenophyllum Desmodium elegans var. albiflorum Desmodium elegans var. callianthum Desmodium cinerascens var. microphyllum Desmodium tiliifolium var. potaninii Desmodium elegans var. argenteum Desmodium elegans var. nutans