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Tigridia pavonia (L.F.) Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Tigridia

Characteristics

A plant with a corm. It grows 40-60 cm high and 10-15 cm wide. The leaves form a fan shape from the base. There are 2 ranks of leaves which sheath the stem. The leaves are 25-40 cm long. The flowers have 3 large segments. When fully open they are 10 cm across. The colours range from red, orange, yellow, white and purple. There are often spots on the inner segments.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.6
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

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in the cloud forest zone in Mexico. It is damaged by frost. It suits hardiness zones 9-10.
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Oak and pine forests, it is also frequent on roadsides and in semi-wild habitats.
Oak and pine forests, it is also frequent on roadsides and in semi-wild habitats.
Light 6-8
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

The bulbs are roasted and eaten. They are starchy and have a chestnut like flavour.
Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible bulbs roots
Therapeutic use Chest (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Parturition (unspecified), Sterility (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Tigridia pavonia flower picture by cardona Joaquin (cc-by-sa)
Tigridia pavonia flower picture by Gálvez Arredondo (cc-by-sa)
Tigridia pavonia flower picture by espinel pablo (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Tigridia pavonia world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Peru

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30325548-2
WFO ID wfo-0000786983
COL ID 56W35
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 639085
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Moraea tigridia Sisyrinchium grandiflorum Beatonia grandiflora Tigridia oxypetala Tigridia pringlei Vieusseuxia pavonia Beatonia lutea Ferraria pavonia Ferraria tigridia Moraea pavonia Moraea grandiflora Marica tigridia Tigridia conchiflora Tigridia grandiflora Tigridia grandiflora Tigridia speciosa Tigridia pavonia f. conchiiflora Tigridia pavonia var. conchiiflora Tigridia lutea Tigridia pavonia
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