Schenkia spicata (L.) G.Mans.

Petite-centaurée en épis (fr), Schenkie en épi (fr), Érythrée en épi (fr), Petite-centaurée en épi (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Gentianaceae > Schenkia

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.15-0.6m high.

Life form	annual
Growth form	herb
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread	anemochory
Mature width (meter)	-
Mature height (meter)	0.15 - 0.6
Root system	-
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color
Blooming months	Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fruit color	-
Fruiting months	-
Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	-

Environment

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	medicinal
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	Asthma (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Mental disorders (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.

Mode	seedlings
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-12
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Images

Flower

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77061736-1
WFO ID	wfo-0001275170
COL ID	4V7SN
BDTFX ID	80236
INPN ID	619065
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Libadion spiciferum Chironia spicata Gentiana spicata Centaurium spicatum Erythraea spicata Erythraea subspicata Hippion spicatum Centaurodes spicatum Erythraea spicata var. tamanica Schenkia spicata var. tamanica Erythraea spicata var. ramosissima Schenkia spicata var. ramosissima Schenkia spicata