Status:
valid
Authors:
(J.J. Engel & R.M. Schust.) X.L. He & Glenny
Source:
tro
Year:
2010
Citation Micro:
Austral. Syst. Bot. 23(4): 237 2010
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001039168
Common Names
- Schistochila succulenta
- Succulenta Schistochila
- Succulenta Schistochila
Uses & Benefits
Schistochila succulenta is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a houseplant. It is also used in traditional medicine to treat fever, colds, and headaches.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Schistochila succulenta has small white flowers with yellow anthers. The seeds are small and black. The seedlings are small and have a single cotyledon.
Where to Find Schistochila succulenta
Schistochila succulenta is native to the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
Species in the Schistochila genus
Schistochila vitreocincta,
Schistochila berggrenii,
Schistochila childii,
Schistochila isotachyphylla,
Schistochila latiloba,
Schistochila nivicola,
Schistochila succulenta,
Schistochila lamellata,
Schistochila aligera,
Schistochila blumei,
Schistochila pellucida,
Schistochila pluriciliata,
Schistochila cunninghamii,
Schistochila reflexistipula,
Schistochila subhyalina,
Schistochila subimmersa,
Schistochila virescens,
Schistochila undulatifolia,
Schistochila nuda,
Schistochila sphagnoides,
Schistochila stratosa,
Schistochila laminigera,
Schistochila lehmanniana,
Schistochila quadrifida,
Schistochila reflexa,
Schistochila splachnophylla,
Schistochila leucophylla,
Schistochila alata,
Schistochila macrodonta,
Schistochila acuminata,
Schistochila caudata,
Schistochila appendiculata,
Schistochila glaucescens,
Schistochila berteroana,
Schistochila beccariana,
Schistochila doriae,
Schistochila reinwardtii,
Schistochila sciurea,
Schistochila yakushimensis,
Schistochila minor,
Schistochila piligera,
Schistochila spegazziniana,
Schistochila tasmanica,
Schistochila trispiralis,
Schistochila tuloides,
Schistochila volans,
Schistochila zantenii,
Schistochila aequiloba,
Schistochila altissima,
Schistochila antara,
Species in the Schistochilaceae family
Schistochila vitreocincta,
Schistochila berggrenii,
Schistochila childii,
Schistochila isotachyphylla,
Schistochila latiloba,
Schistochila nivicola,
Schistochila succulenta,
Schistochila lamellata,
Schistochila aligera,
Schistochila blumei,
Schistochila pellucida,
Schistochila pluriciliata,
Schistochila cunninghamii,
Schistochila reflexistipula,
Schistochila subhyalina,
Schistochila subimmersa,
Schistochila virescens,
Schistochila undulatifolia,
Schistochila nuda,
Schistochila sphagnoides,
Schistochila stratosa,
Schistochila laminigera,
Schistochila lehmanniana,
Schistochila quadrifida,
Schistochila reflexa,
Schistochila splachnophylla,
Schistochila leucophylla,
Schistochila alata,
Schistochila macrodonta,
Schistochila acuminata,
Schistochila caudata,
Schistochila appendiculata,
Schistochila glaucescens,
Schistochila berteroana,
Schistochila beccariana,
Schistochila doriae,
Schistochila reinwardtii,
Schistochila sciurea,
Schistochila yakushimensis,
Schistochila minor,
Schistochila piligera,
Schistochila spegazziniana,
Schistochila tasmanica,
Schistochila trispiralis,
Schistochila tuloides,
Schistochila volans,
Schistochila zantenii,
Schistochila aequiloba,
Schistochila altissima,
Schistochila antara,