Tristemma hirtum P.Beauv.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Melastomataceae > Tristemma

Characteristics

A herb or small shrub. It grows 1.3 m high.
More
A hirsute herb or undershrub, 3–4 ft.
Flowers lilac to red
Life form -
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in marshy places and waste land in West Africa.
More
In marshy places and waste lands.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food medicinal
Edible fruits
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 -

Distribution

Tristemma hirtum world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sao Tome and Principe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:576800-1
WFO ID wfo-0001081590
COL ID 593F8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Melastoma sessile Osbeckia hirta Melastoma sessilis Tristemma hirtum Tristemma dusenii