Varronia polycephala Lam.

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Varronia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite shrub. It grows 1.5-4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 4.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Marsh forests along creeks and rivers near the coast, also in primary and secondary rainforests on bauxite soils.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal wood
Edible fruits 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

Varronia polycephala world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Dominica, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Martinique, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Varronia polycephala threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:262677-2
WFO ID wfo-0000420907
COL ID 7FJ5S
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 637246
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Synonyms

Lithocardium mariquitense Varronia ulmifolia Varronia lineata Lithocardium adnatum Ulmarronia corymbosa Ulmarronia mariquitensis Ulmarronia patens Varronia mariguitensis Cordia boliviana Cordia paraguariensis Cordia patens Cordia patens Cordia urticifolia Varronia corymbosa Varronia monosperma Cordia wickstroemii Cordia adnata Cordia corymbosa Cordia guazumifolia Cordia hermanniifolia Cordia mariquitensis Cordia monosperma Cordia polycephala Cordia sulfurata Cordia ulmifolia Cordia ulmifolia Cordiopsis monosperma Cordia lineata Varronia paraguariensis Lithocardium guazumifolium Varronia urticifolia Varronia lanceolata Varronia paniculata Varronia guazumifolia Varronia hermanniifolia Varronia patens Cordia lapensis Cordia salzmannii Cordia salzmannii Cordia ulmifolia var. ovata Cordia hermanniifolia var. calycina Cordia patens var. angustifolia Cordia salzmannii var. albiflora Cordia salzmannii var. lanceolata Cordia ulmifolia var. ovalis Cordia corymbosa f. hirsuta Cordia corymbosa f. intonsa Cordia corymbosa f. typica Cordia patens f. polycephala Varronia polycephala