Name
Classifications and Characteristics
Plant Division | Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) |
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Plant Growth Form | Tree (Shrubby (1m-5m)), Shrub |
Mode of Nutrition | Autotrophic |
Biogeography
Native Distribution | Cuba, Jamaica and Mexico |
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Native Habitat | Terrestrial |
Preferred Climate Zone | Tropical |
Local Conservation Status | Non-native (Horticultural / Cultivated Only) |
Description and Ethnobotany
Growth Form | Shrubs or small trees, slow growing, reaching between 1.5 - 4.5 m. |
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Foliage | Dark green leaves, ovate in shape, measuring about 10 - 16 cm long and 5 - 10 cm wide, petioles flattened. |
Stems | Stems subterete with somewhat swollen nodes. |
Flowers | Large showy white flowers, bell-shaped, measuring about 15 cm long, fragrant. |
Fruit | Fruit is an obovoid capsule, measuring about 2.5 cm wide. |
Habitat | Grows on limestone. |
Etymology | Genus Portlandia is named after Margaret Cavendish Bentinck (1715 - 1785), who was a former Duchess of Portland. Species grandiflora means with large flowers. |
Landscaping Features
Desirable Plant Features | Ornamental Flowers, Fragrant (Flowers) |
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Landscape Uses | Parks & Gardens, Small Gardens, Container Planting |
Plant Care and Propagation
Light Preference | Full Sun, Semi-Shade |
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Water Preference | Moderate Water |
Plant Growth Rate | Moderate |
Rootzone Tolerance | Moist Soils, Well-Drained Soils |
Propagation Method | Seed |
Foliar
Foliage Retention | Evergreen |
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Mature Foliage Colour(s) | Green |
Mature Foliage Texture(s) | Leathery |
Foliar Arrangement Along Stem | Opposite |
Foliar Attachment to Stem | Petiolate |
Foliar Shape(s) | Non-Palm Foliage (Elliptical) |
Foliar Venation | Pinnate / Net |
Foliar Apex - Tip | Acute |
Floral (Angiosperm)
Flower & Plant Sexuality | Bisexual Flowers |
Flower Colour(s) | White |
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Flower Grouping | Solitary |
Flower Location | Axillary |
Flower Symmetry | Radial |
Fruit, Seed and Spore
Mature Fruit Texture(s) | Leathery |
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Seed Quantity Per Fruit | Numerous (>20) |
Image Repository
Others
Master ID | 1941 |
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Species ID | 3233 |
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