Phytolacca esculenta Van Houtte

Phytolaque dorient (fr), Phytolaque (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Phytolaccaceae > Phytolacca

Characteristics

A herb. It grows to 1 m tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Valleys, hillsides, forest understories, forest margins and roadsides at elevations of 500-3400 metres. It is also found in cultivated land houses, moist fertile lands and as a weed.
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A tropical plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

The leaves are cooked and eaten. They are also roasted in oil or put into soups. The roots are also eaten.
Uses leaf vegetable medicinal oil ornamental
Edible leaves roots
Therapeutic use Abdomen (unspecified), Constipation (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Edema (unspecified), Numbness (unspecified), Pleurisy (unspecified), Pneumonia (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Swelling (unspecified), Dysuria (unspecified), Kidney (unspecified), Roundworms (unspecified), Throat (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified)
Human toxicity toxic (unknown strength) (seed), toxic (unknown strength) (root), toxic (unknown strength) (whole)
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:676353-1
WFO ID wfo-0000482094
COL ID 4HM9Z
BDTFX ID 49292
INPN ID 113421
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Synonyms

Phytolacca esculenta