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Torilis africana Spreng.

Torilis pourpre (fr), Torilide d'Afrique (fr), Torilide pourpre (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Torilis

Characteristics

Distinguished by the homogenous foilage, purplish petals and bristly stylopodium.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-4
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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

Habit

Torilis africana habit picture by bas yves (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Torilis africana leaf picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Torilis africana leaf picture by bas yves (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Torilis africana flower picture by bas yves (cc-by-sa)
Torilis africana flower picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Torilis africana flower picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Torilis africana fruit picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Torilis africana fruit picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)
Torilis africana fruit picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Torilis africana world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Algeria, Spain, France, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Libya, Morocco, North Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:849496-1
WFO ID wfo-0001068320
COL ID 57FNT
BDTFX ID 102140
INPN ID 611567
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Torilis torgesiana Caucalis purpurea Torilis heterophylla Torilis purpurea Caucalis heterophylla Caucalis torgesiana Torilis africana Torilis hillebrandii Torilis africana var. heterophylla Torilis arvensis subsp. purpurea
WorldFloraDB 2024