Watsonia borbonica subsp. borbonica R.C.Foster

Subspecies

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Watsonia > Watsonia borbonica

Characteristics

Perianth tube with upper part 8-15 mm long. Stamens declinate, anthers decumbent above lower tepal. Style curving below stamens.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.4
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Watsonia borbonica subsp. borbonica world distribution map, present in Burkina Faso, Rwanda, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77170095-1
WFO ID wfo-0000790673
COL ID 5LSG7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Gladiolus lomenia Tritonia quinquenervata Watsonia cooperi Watsonia pyramidata Gladiolus pyramidatus Watsonia borbonica subsp. borbonica Watsonia striata