Tripsacum andersonii J.R.Gray

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Tripsacum

Characteristics

A perennial evergreen herb. It grows 3-4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0 - 4.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Not known
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use fodder gene source
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 22 - 30
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Tripsacum andersonii world distribution map, present in Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Réunion, Rwanda, Solomon Islands, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Tripsacum andersonii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:258687-2
WFO ID wfo-0000904794
COL ID 58Z7Q
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 732404
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Synonyms

Tripsacum andersonii Tripsacum guatamalense