Tetramerium nervosum Nees

Hairy fournwort (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Tetramerium

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.25-0.3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses animal food medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Dysuria (unspecified), Lochia (unspecified)
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

Flower

Tetramerium nervosum flower picture by Mera Zambrano David Efren (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Tetramerium nervosum world distribution map, present in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, El Salvador, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:56148-1
WFO ID wfo-0000410136
COL ID 55P8P
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Justicia papilionacea Tetramerium nervosum Tetramerium calderonii Blechum sternbergii Tetramerium hispidum Tetramerium polystachyum Tetramerium standleyi Blechum angustius Dianthera sonorae Tetramerium hirsutum Tetramerium ovalifolium Tetramerium ovatum Tetramerium scabrum Tetramerium angustius Tetramerium hispidum var. greenmanii Tetramerium nervosum var. angustifolium Tetramerium nervosum var. hispidum