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Mother of Water (Trichantera gigantea)

También se le conoce como Nacedero, Quiebrabarrigo o Water Stick. Trichantera gigantea es una especie arbórea perteneciente a la familia Acanthaceae. Se distribuye entre el rango altitudinal comprendido entre los 0 y los 2000 msnm en los departamentos de Antioquia, Bolívar, Boyacá, Caldas, Caquetá, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Huila, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindío, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima y Valle (UNAL, 2022).

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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SPECIES

T. gigantea can reach heights of up to 15 m. Its foliage is dark green, simple leaves, quite marked venation, slightly awned branches, bell-shaped flowers of dark red or red wine. The fruits are elongated and contain an average of 2 round seeds of up to 5 mm in diameter (Naturalista, 2022).

ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE

The species has a rapid growth rate and is quite long-lived, it is also known as a spring, as it is especially useful for the protection of water sources and water bodies, not to mention that it improves the properties of eroded soils.

ASSOCIATED FAUNA IN THE AREA

( Black-backed Grosbeak Pheucticus aureoventris)

Trichantera gigantea is very attractive to avifauna, species such as the Black-backed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus aureoventris ), the Black-and-white Seedeater ( Sporophila luctuosa ) or the White-winged Goldfinch ( Spinus psaltria ) are seen quite frequently visiting this tree in search of food and shelter. time fulfilling their work as dispersers (Castillo et al., 2017).

( Black-white seedeater, Sporophila luctuosa)

( Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria)

CYBERGRAPHY

AN I. (09 of 02, 2022). Catalog of Plants and Lichens of Colombia. Retrieved from http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co/es/resultados/especie/Trichantera%20gigantea/

Naturalist. (2022 of 02 of 09). Nacedero (Trichanthera gigantea). Retrieved from https://colombia.inaturalist.org/taxa/431693-Trichanthera-gigantea

Castle, Y.; Calderón, J. 2017. Plants used by birds in coffee landscapes of Nariño, Colombia. Rev. Cienc. Agr. 34(2):3-18. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.22267/rcia.173402.68.

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Mother of Water (Trichantera gigantea)

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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SPECIES

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ASSOCIATED FAUNA IN THE AREA

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