Status:
valid
                
                
                    
Authors:
Kosterm.
                
                
                    
Source:
ksu
                
                
                    
Year:
1964
                
                
                    
Citation Micro:
Pengum. Lemb.-Lemb. Penelitian Kehut. 87: 32 (1964)
                
                
                    
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000475657
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
            
            
            
                                    
                        Common Names
                        
                        - Pentace chartacea
- Chartacea Pentace
- Chartacea-leaf Pentace
 
                                
                
                    
                    
                    
                
                
                
                
                                                    
                        Description
                        
                            Pentace chartacea (also called Chartaceous Pentace, among many other common names) is a small, herbaceous, perennial plant native to India and Sri Lanka. It has a rosette of leaves and grows in moist, shady areas.                        
                     
                                
                                    
                        Uses & Benefits
                        
                            Pentace chartacea is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks.                        
                     
                                
                                                    
                        Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
                        
                            Pentace chartacea has white flowers with five petals and a central yellow disc. Its seeds are small and black, and its seedlings have a single, long, narrow leaf.                        
                     
                                
                
                
                                    
                        Cultivation and Propagation
                        
                            Pentace chartacea is a perennial herb that is best grown in well-drained soil in full sun. Propagation is best done by division in the spring or by seed. Seeds should be sown in the spring in a cold frame or in the fall in a cold frame or in the garden.                        
                     
                                                    
                        Where to Find Pentace chartacea
                        
                            Pentace chartacea is native to Thailand.                        
                     
                
                                    
                        Pentace chartacea FAQ
                        
                            What is the scientific name of Pentace chartacea?
Pentace chartacea
What is the common name of Pentace chartacea?
Pentace
What is the natural habitat of Pentace chartacea?
Tropical and subtropical moist lowland forests of South America
 
                     
                
                                    
                        Species in the Pentace genus
                        
                            Pentace erectinervia, 
Pentace chartacea, 
Pentace concolor, 
Pentace cordifolia, 
Pentace corneri, 
Pentace curtisii, 
Pentace hirtula, 
Pentace adenophora, 
Pentace excelsa, 
Pentace eximia, 
Pentace floribunda, 
Pentace grandiflora, 
Pentace discolor, 
Pentace burmanica, 
Pentace borneensis, 
Pentace acuta, 
Pentace griffithii, 
Pentace polyantha, 
Pentace laxiflora, 
Pentace macrophylla, 
Pentace macroptera, 
Pentace microlepidota, 
Pentace oligoneura, 
Pentace truncata, 
Pentace perakensis, 
Pentace triptera, 
Pentace rigida, 
Pentace strychnoidea, 
Pentace subintegra, 
Pentace sumatrana,                         
 
                     
                                                    
                        Species in the Malvaceae family
                        
                            Abelmoschus angulosus, 
Abelmoschus caillei, 
Abelmoschus crinitus, 
Abelmoschus esculentus, 
Abelmoschus ficulneus, 
Abelmoschus hostilis, 
Abelmoschus magnificus, 
Abelmoschus manihot, 
Abelmoschus moschatus, 
Abelmoschus muliensis, 
Abelmoschus sagittifolius, 
Abelmoschus enbeepeegearensis, 
Abroma augustum, 
Abutilon abutiloides, 
Abutilon affine, 
Abutilon alii, 
Abutilon amplum, 
Abutilon andrewsianum, 
Abutilon andrieuxii, 
Abutilon anglosomaliae, 
Abutilon angulatum, 
Abutilon anodoides, 
Abutilon appendiculatum, 
Abutilon arenarium, 
Abutilon arequipense, 
Abutilon auritum, 
Abutilon austroafricanum, 
Abutilon badium, 
Abutilon balansae, 
Abutilon bastardioides, 
Abutilon benedictum, 
Abutilon berlandieri, 
Abutilon bidentatum, 
Abutilon bracteosum, 
Abutilon buchii, 
Abutilon burandtii, 
Abutilon bussei, 
Abutilon californicum, 
Abutilon calliphyllum, 
Abutilon carinatum, 
Abutilon coahuilae, 
Abutilon commutatum, 
Abutilon cryptopetalum, 
Abutilon cuspidatum, 
Abutilon densiflorum, 
Abutilon dinteri, 
Abutilon dispermum, 
Abutilon divaricatum, 
Abutilon dugesii, 
Abutilon durandoi,