Whitfieldia lateritia Hook.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Whitfieldia

Characteristics

Red or salmon flowers 1-11/2 in. long in terminal pubescent racemes.
More
A forest under shrub about 10 ft. high
Life form -
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.52 - 3.02
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 1-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses environmental use
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 -

Distribution

Whitfieldia lateritia world distribution map, present in Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:56558-1
WFO ID wfo-0001244435
COL ID 5BY8J
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Whitfieldia lateritia