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COCHLIASANTHUS CARACALLA

Author:
Christoph Jakob Trew, 1763
Family:
FABACEAE
Origin:
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay
Elevation:
Publisher:
Pl. Rar.1: 41 (1764)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
4 Centimetres
Height:
7 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Might be: Vigna caracalla, Verdc. 1970.
Phaseolus caracalla, L. 1753.
Caracalla pulcherrima, Tod.
Phaseolus bertonii, Bertoni
Phaseolus cytisoides, Zoll. & Moritzi
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Phaseolus longirostratus, Ducke
Phaseolus bertonii f. albus, Franceschi ex Bertoni.
Phaseolus caracalla var. brachystachys, Hassl.
Phaseolus caracallensis, St.-Lag.
Phaseolus cochleatus, Vell.

This member of the Fabaceae family was given this name by Christoph Jakob Trew in 1763. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay and Uruguay. It have been introduced in Dominican Republic, India, Java, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Sri Lanka and more. It is growing in a well drained but rich soil with quite some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to four centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to seven metres in height. The flowers are lavender and white.

The genera name from Latin; cochleatus; 'snail', and Latin; anthus; 'flower. The species name; caracalla, a corruption of the Portuguese caracol, meaning 'snail'. The inflorescence by Germaine A. Parada, Tropicos.com. Large plant from Gardender.com.

Flower
Lavender / White
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium - Maximum
Sun
Medium - Maximum