Trachymene glaucifolia (F.Muell.) Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Araliaceae > Trachymene

Characteristics

An annual herb. It is erect and has a waxy covering. It grows 1 m high. The flowers are pale blue and white.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It grows on red sands and sand dunes. It grows in dry subtropical places.
More
Sand dunes and flat buckshot plains in red sandy soils.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The root is edible raw or cooked.
Uses animal food food
Edible roots stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:849697-1
WFO ID wfo-0000409600
COL ID 57RKM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Trachymene glaucifolia Didiscus glaucifolius Didiscus glaucifolius var. macrocarpus