Phytolacca icosandra L., 1759 18% complete

Red inkplant

Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 1040 (1759)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Phytolacca icosandra, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced5 Source not recorded9 Not on the record3 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 1040 (1759) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1759 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Red inkplant No source recorded
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Observations Mexico to Venezuela and Bolivia, Caribbean No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 235 cm Sourced
Fruit color black Sourced
Fruit shape berry Sourced
Growth habit Forb/herb
  • Forb/herb · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Maximum height empty No source recorded
1 earlier or rejected value
  • Rejected 200 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 60, 460, 598, 882 below the average height (235 cm) of the same record
Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Duration perennial Sourced
Fruit months empty
  • jan, feb, mar, apr, may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 882
Not on the record
Ecology
Nitrogen fixation empty Not on the record