Palisota hirsuta K.Schum.

Species

Angiosperms > Commelinales > Commelinaceae > Palisota

Characteristics

Lax inflorescences whitish to pinkish lateral branches
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White to purplish flowers open from 4 p.m. until dusk
Robust herb 4-9(-12) ft. high
Blackish glossy fruits
A herb.
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Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.22 - 2.74
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Environment

In lowland rain-forest.
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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use invertebrate food material medicinal poison social use
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Ache(Foot) (unspecified), Analgesic (unspecified), Antiseptic (unspecified), Boil (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Craw-Craw (unspecified), Fumitory (unspecified), Gonorrhea (unspecified), Pregnancy (unspecified), Ache(Rib) (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Ache(Ear) (unspecified), Deafness (unspecified), Edema (unspecified), Toothache (unspecified), Wound (unspecified)
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Images

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Distribution

Palisota hirsuta world distribution map, present in Benin, Central African Republic, Congo, Cabo Verde, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:172918-1
WFO ID wfo-0000488702
COL ID 4C585
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Synonyms

Palisota hirsuta Palisota maclaudi Palisota prionostachys Palisota thyrsostachya Dianella triandra Dracaena hirsuta