Schismatoglottis wallichii Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Araceae > Schismatoglottis

Characteristics

A robust herb. It has thickened underground stems or rhizomes. It has a short 2.5-5 cm long stem. The leaves are simple and broadly sword shaped. The leaf stalk is 15-23 cm long. It forms a sheath at the base. The leaf blade is 15-28 cm long and 2.5-7.5 cm wide. The flowering stalk is 13 cm long. The fruit is a small round berry.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. It occurs in lowland rainforest.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses food
Edible rhizomes roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Schismatoglottis wallichii unspecified picture

Distribution

Schismatoglottis wallichii world distribution map, present in Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77176813-1
WFO ID wfo-0000306788
COL ID 4V8TB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Schismatoglottis wallichii Schismatoglottis conversa Schismatoglottis wallichii var. fasciata Schismatoglottis wallichii var. oblongata Schismatoglottis longicuspis Schismatoglottis wallichii f. oblongata