Xerophyta dasylirioides Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Pandanales > Velloziaceae > Xerophyta

Characteristics

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

Environment

Denuded granite, gneiss and quartz rocks at elevations from 500-2,0000 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses material
Edible -
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

Xerophyta dasylirioides world distribution map, present in Madagascar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:67138-1
WFO ID wfo-0000752047
COL ID 7FY3D
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Vellozia dasylirioides Xerophyta dasylirioides Xerophyta dasylirioides var. dasylirioides

Lower taxons

Xerophyta dasylirioides var. spinulosa Xerophyta dasylirioides var. pectinata Xerophyta dasylirioides var. brevifolia Xerophyta dasylirioides var. andringitrensis Xerophyta dasylirioides var. tulearensis