Uniola virgata Griseb.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Uniola

Characteristics

A grass.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Sandy sea beaches in the Bahamas. Rocky seacoasts in the West Indies. In thickets on rocks and rubble in arid, limestone areas in Jamaica.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The seeds are cooked and eaten.
Uses fiber medicinal
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Uniola virgata world distribution map, present in Bahamas, Cuba, Dominica, Haiti, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:426124-1
WFO ID wfo-0000906645
COL ID 7DKJP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Uniola virgata Eleusine procera Leptochloopsis virgata Poa virgata Uniola racemiflora Uniola sparta