Tropaeolum polyphyllum Cav.

Capucine des Andes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Tropaeolaceae > Tropaeolum

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite deciduous herb.
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Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) -
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions, seedlings or tubers.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings tubers
Germination duration (days) 9 - 15
Germination temperacture (C°) 17 - 20
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Images

Habit

Tropaeolum polyphyllum habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Tropaeolum polyphyllum habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Tropaeolum polyphyllum leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Tropaeolum polyphyllum leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Tropaeolum polyphyllum flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Tropaeolum polyphyllum flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Tropaeolum polyphyllum flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Tropaeolum polyphyllum world distribution map, present in Argentina and Chile

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:377405-1
WFO ID wfo-0000413739
COL ID 7CVJZ
BDTFX ID 69906
INPN ID 127886
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Tropaeolum prostratum Tropaeolum polyphyllum Tropaeolum floribundum Trophaeum polyphyllum Chymocarpus polyphyllus Tropaeolum paniculatum Trophaeum floribundum Tropaeolum polyphyllum var. brevicaule