Pentas lanceolata subsp. quartiniana (A.Rich.) Verdc.

Subspecies

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Pentas > Pentas lanceolata

Characteristics

A herb. It grows 1-2 m tall. The leaves are long and oval and hairy. The flowers are in clusters 10 cm across. The flowers have short tubes and are pink to red.
Life form perennial
Growth form -
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

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

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 25 - 40
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Pentas lanceolata subsp. quartiniana world distribution map, present in Burkina Faso, Eritrea, and Ethiopia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77188634-1
WFO ID wfo-0000266968
COL ID 7KJKV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 448751
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Synonyms

Vignaldia quartiniana Pentas quartiniana Pentas verruculosa Pentas lanceolata subsp. quartiniana Vignaldia quartiniana var. grandiflora