Varronia curassavica Jacq.

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Varronia

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite shrub. It grows 2.5m high.
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Growth form shrub
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Mature height (meter) 2.5
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Environment

Damp or dry thickets, hillsides, often in secondary growth areas and sometimes in oak forests, at elevations from sea level to 1,360 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food essential oil fiber food invertebrate food medicinal
Edible fruits seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Images

Habit

Varronia curassavica habit picture by Shehadi Ramiz (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Varronia curassavica leaf picture by Isaias Winckler (cc-by-sa)
Varronia curassavica leaf picture by Renato Lima (cc-by-sa)
Varronia curassavica leaf picture by Renato Lima (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Varronia curassavica flower picture by Veiga Jorge (cc-by-sa)
Varronia curassavica flower picture by Shehadi Ramiz (cc-by-sa)
Varronia curassavica flower picture by Shehadi Ramiz (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Varronia curassavica world distribution map, present in Argentina, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Guatemala, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Maldives, Mexico, Martinique, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, United States of America, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:262640-2
WFO ID wfo-0000420805
COL ID 7FH8C
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INPN ID 637239
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Synonyms

Varronia curassavica