Characteristics
A perennial evergreen herb.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
herb
|
| Growth support |
climber
epiphyte
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
-
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
1.0
|
| Mature height (meter) |
-
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
Epiphytic on trees in moist and wet forests at elevations of 1,200-1,500 metres in Guatemala.
| Light |
|
| Soil humidity |
|
| Soil texture |
|
| Soil acidity |
-
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
| Uses |
medicinal
|
| Edible
|
-
|
| Therapeutic use
|
Wart (unspecified)
|
| Human toxicity |
-
|
| Animal toxicity |
-
|
Cultivation
Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
| Mode |
cuttings
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
30 - 120
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
23 - 26
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
1
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
|
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