Urospatha sagittifolia Schott

Species

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Araceae > Urospatha

Characteristics

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

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The corm is crushed then boiled and eaten.
Uses medicinal
Edible roots
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

Urospatha sagittifolia world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:89296-1
WFO ID wfo-0000330772
COL ID 7DYRW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 731618
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Spathiphyllum amazonicum Urospatha angusta Urospatha decipiens Urospatha dubia Urospatha marmorea Urospatha sagittifolia Arum sagittifolium Pothos sagittifolius Urospatha hostmannii Urospatha langsdorffiana Urospatha quinquenervis Urospatha savannarum Urospatha spruceana Dracontium sagittifolium Pothos sagittaefolia Urospatha sagittifolia var. hexamera Urospatha sagittifolia var. spruceana Urospatha sagittifolia var. tetramera Spathiphyllum sagittifolium Urospatha maculata Urospatha poeppigiana