Proboscidea parviflora (Wooton) Wooton & Standl.

Doubleclaw (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Martyniaceae > Proboscidea

Characteristics

An annual herb. It grows 1 m tall. The flowers are purple. The fruit are 15 cm long by 5 cm wide. It has a logn beak that splits into a curved claw.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

The young seeds are eaten fresh. The young tender fruit can be cooked and eaten. The seeds may yield an edible oil.
Uses fiber food material medicinal oil
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Analgesic (unspecified), Antirheumatic (External) (unspecified)
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Cultivation

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Images

Proboscidea parviflora unspecified picture

Distribution

Proboscidea parviflora world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:210338-2
WFO ID wfo-0001078377
COL ID 4MM6D
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Proboscidea crassibracteata Proboscidea parviflora Martynia parviflora

Lower taxons

Proboscidea parviflora subsp. gracillima Proboscidea parviflora subsp. sinaloensis Proboscidea parviflora var. hohokamiana