Valantia hispida L.

Vaillantie hispide (fr), Vaillantie hérissée (fr), Vaillantie filiforme (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Valantia

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.04m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.04
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.03
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
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 -

Images

Flower

Valantia hispida flower picture by Ulrike Hahn (cc-by-sa)
Valantia hispida flower picture by César Gonzalez (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Valantia hispida world distribution map, present in Bermuda, Cyprus, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Palau, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Singapore, Somalia, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:769659-1
WFO ID wfo-0000330861
COL ID 7F9MC
BDTFX ID 70519
INPN ID 128365
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Valantia filiformis Valantia hispida Galium hispidum

Lower taxons

Valantia hispida var. hispida Valantia hispida var. eburnea