Schizanthus pinnatus Ruiz & Pav.

Poorman's orchid (en), Schizanthe du Chili (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Schizanthus

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.8-1.15m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.55 - 0.75
Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 1.15
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 6-8
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 7 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Schizanthus pinnatus leaf picture by di Parodi (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Schizanthus pinnatus flower picture by di Parodi (cc-by-sa)
Schizanthus pinnatus flower picture by di Parodi (cc-by-sa)
Schizanthus pinnatus flower picture by di Parodi (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Schizanthus pinnatus world distribution map, present in Chile, Kenya, New Zealand, Peru, Taiwan, Province of China, Tanzania, United Republic of, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:817892-1
WFO ID wfo-0001025402
COL ID 79VC6
BDTFX ID 82499
INPN ID 611353
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Schizanthus duodecemfidus Schizanthus gayanus Schizanthus humilis Schizanthus laciniosus Schizanthus latifolius Schizanthus lilacinus Schizanthus major Schizanthus pinnatifidus Schizanthus priestii Schizanthus tenuifolius Schizanthus tenuis Schizanthus heterophyllus Schizanthus pinnatus