Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

ID: 2614

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# spp.: 25 (from genus_families table) | 0 (from names table)

Accepted: Accepted

Family: Nyctaginaceae

Family ja: オシロイバナ

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Data source	Kind of information	Note
Kew Gardens (2017) Plants of the world online (POWO). Accessed on 07 Jun 2022	Scientific name & others		Show this Data source

Distribution en: Ethiopia to KwaZulu-Natal and SW. Pacific, Tropical & Subtropical America

Description en: Genus of 50 species of evergreen trees, shrubs, and climbers from chiefly maritime habitats in tropical regions worldwide, but mainly in North and South America. Cultivated for their attractive leaves, which are simple and entire, and borne alternately, in opposite pairs, or in whorls of 3, they also produce small, funnel-shaped, petalless flowers: the males with tufts of stamens, the females with solitary ovaries that develop into nutlets (achenes). In areas where temperatures fall below 10-13°C (50-55°F), grow in a temperate or warm greenhouse, or as houseplants. In warmer climates, grow as specimen trees, as windbreaks, or as a hedge.

Hardiness en: Frost tender.

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Propagation en: Sow seed at 15-18°C (59-64°F) in spring. Take greenwood cuttings in early summer, or semi-ripe cuttings in mid- to late summer. Air layer in spring.

Pests en: Red spider mites and scale insects may infest greenhouse specimens.

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Update information: Created: 2010-06-04 18:58; Updated: 2022-06-07 16:06 by hkokubun@mac.com