Senecio scandens (L.) Buch.-ham.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Senecio

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 6-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Appendicitis (aerial part), Bronchitis (aerial part), Burns (aerial part), Conjunctivitis (aerial part), Dysentery (aerial part), Eczema (aerial part), Enteritis (aerial part), Erysipelas (aerial part), Influenza, human (aerial part), Jaundice (aerial part), Pneumonia (aerial part), Sepsis (aerial part), Tonsillitis (aerial part), Trichomonas infections (aerial part), Typhoid fever (aerial part), Pre-eclampsia (aerial part), Alexiteric (unspecified), Bite(Dog) (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Epidemic (unspecified), Eye (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Flu (unspecified), Inflammation (unspecified), Jaundice (unspecified), Malaria (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Refrigerant (unspecified), Skin (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Tenesmus (unspecified), Vision (unspecified), Bite(Snake) (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Senecio scandens world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, Japan, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:187388-1
WFO ID wfo-0000750656
COL ID P559
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Senecio wightianus Senecio hibernus Senecio campylodes Cacalia wightiana Cineraria repanda Senecio stipulatus Senecio flexuosus Cineraria divaricata Senecio wightianus Senecio hindsii Senecio scandens Senecio intermedius Senecio stipulatus