Palisota mannii C.B.Clarke

Species

Angiosperms > Commelinales > Commelinaceae > Palisota

Characteristics

Fruits (with us) white turning orange (elsewhere said to be green when young, turning yellow, orange, red, or deep purple-brown when mature)
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Flowers white, going pale pink or lilac, open from 1-2 p.m.
Herb usually stemless, sometimes with stems 1-6 ft. high
Leaves up to 41/2 ft. long
Peduncles 8-24 in. long
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Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.31 - 1.83
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In rain-forest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Images

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Distribution

Palisota mannii world distribution map, present in Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Congo, Cabo Verde, Gabon, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:172924-1
WFO ID wfo-0000488754
COL ID 75JQ7
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Synonyms

Palisota mannii

Lower taxons

Palisota mannii subsp. mannii Palisota mannii subsp. megalophylla