Parapentas setigera (Hiern) Verdc.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Parapentas

Characteristics

A creeping or straggling herb rooting at the nodes and sending up lateral shoots
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Flowers white
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Root system creeping-root
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

On the forest floor.
Light -
Soil humidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
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Distribution

Parapentas setigera world distribution map, present in Central African Republic, Congo, Cabo Verde, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:759422-1
WFO ID wfo-0000264513
COL ID 4D7JH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Virecta setigera Parapentas gabonica Parapentas setigera