Staphylea colchica Steven

Staphylier de Colchide (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Crossosomatales > Staphyleaceae > Staphylea

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 4 m tall. It loses its leaves during the year.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 3.25 - 4.0
Mature height (meter) 4.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

It is a temperate plant. It needs moist, rich, well-drained soils in either full sun or light shade. Melbourne Botanical garden. It suits hardiness zone 6.
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Forests; at elevations up to 1,200 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

The young leaf shoots are eaten. The young flower buds are pickled in brine and used as a caper-like condiment.
Uses medicinal oil ornamental
Edible flowers leaves
Therapeutic use -
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

It can spread by suckers.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Images

Staphylea colchica unspecified picture

Distribution

Staphylea colchica world distribution map, present in Georgia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:785251-1
WFO ID wfo-0000493093
COL ID 6ZGBD
BDTFX ID 82444
INPN ID 611573
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Staphylea colchica Staphylea coulomberi Staphylea pyramidalis