Palicourea rigida Kunth

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Palicourea

Characteristics

A tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
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Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Sclerosis(Prostate) (unspecified), Tumor(Joint) (unspecified), Tumor(Limb) (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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Images

Leaf

Palicourea rigida leaf picture by Andraus Eduardo (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Palicourea rigida flower picture by Andraus Eduardo (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Palicourea rigida world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:759300-1
WFO ID wfo-0000263162
COL ID 6TJPF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 734823
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Palicourea rigida f. angustior Palicourea aurata Palicourea rigida Uragoga rigida Palicourea rigida f. brevistyla Palicourea rigida f. longistyla Palicourea diuretica Palicourea rigida f. microphylla Palicourea strepens Psychotria byrsophylla Psychotria rigida Palicourea rigida subsp. hirtella Palicourea rigida var. hirtibacca Palicourea rigida var. strepens Psychotria rigida var. hirtella Psychotria rigida var. strepens Psychotria rigida var. intermedia Palicourea rigida var. amazonica Palicourea rigida var. aurata Palicourea rigida var. paraguariensis Palicourea rigida var. stenophylla Psychotria rigida var. aurata Psychotria rigida var. oligoneura Palicourea sonans Palicourea rigida subsp. rigida Palicourea rigida var. rigida Palicourea rigida var. angustior Psychotria rigida var. genuina