Pachystachys lutea Nees

Lollipop-plant (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Pachystachys

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 0.8-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.05 - 1.25
Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 6-8
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings.
Mode cuttings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Pachystachys lutea flower picture by Lopez Manuel (cc-by-sa)
Pachystachys lutea flower picture by Portella Kateren (cc-by-sa)
Pachystachys lutea flower picture by Martin Rose (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Pachystachys lutea world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Cameroon, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:52814-1
WFO ID wfo-0000393201
COL ID 4BV3F
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 446873
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Synonyms

Pachystachys lutea Pachystachys albiflora Justicia lutea