{"id":1201,"date":"2022-07-21T10:54:39","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T10:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/centros\/jardin-flora-canaria\/?page_id=1201"},"modified":"2026-04-30T08:46:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T08:46:42","slug":"plocama-pendula","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/centros\/jardin-flora-canaria\/en\/plocama-pendula\/","title":{"rendered":"Plocama pendula"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-dacd46e\" data-block-id=\"dacd46e\"><style>.stk-dacd46e {margin-bottom:50px !important;}.stk-dacd46e-column{max-width:50% !important;min-width:auto !important;--stk-column-gap:25px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-dacd46e {margin-bottom:40px !important;}.stk-dacd46e-column{max-width:90% !important;min-width:auto !important;row-gap:25px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-dacd46e-column alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-3b31a82\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"3b31a82\"><style>.stk-3b31a82-container{margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important;padding-top:0px !important;padding-right:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:0px !important;}.stk-3b31a82 {align-self:flex-end !important;align-items:center !important;display:flex !important;}@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-3b31a82 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(50% - 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var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-13d6089-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-13d6089-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-8955f39\" data-block-id=\"8955f39\"><style>.stk-8955f39 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:16px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-8955f39 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:16px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">The balo is an endemic species of the Canary Islands. It is a large, evergreen, branching shrub, up to 4 meters tall, with very dense, light green foliage. Its young branches and leaves are pendulous, hence its specific epithet (pendula). Its leaves are filiform (thread-like). The white flowers are arranged at the tips of the branches. The fruits are small, spherical, malodorous berries that become translucent and then black when dry. They are highly palatable to lizards, which are their dispersal vectors. It is a host for Orious, a bug commonly used in agriculture as a biological insecticide to control thrips, thus helping to control other insects that may affect the balo.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-57e9470\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"57e9470\"><style>.stk-57e9470-container{margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important;}.stk-57e9470 {padding-top:0px !important;padding-right:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:0px !important;}@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.stk-57e9470 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(40% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-57e9470-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-57e9470-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-055eadd\" data-block-id=\"055eadd\"><style>.stk-055eadd {margin-bottom:15px !important;}.stk-055eadd .stk-img-wrapper{width:100% !important;height:360px !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-1424\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ull.es\/centros\/jardin-flora-canaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/08\/Plocama-pendul.-fruto2.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/centros\/jardin-flora-canaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/08\/Plocama-pendul.-fruto2.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.ull.es\/centros\/jardin-flora-canaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/08\/Plocama-pendul.-fruto2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ull.es\/centros\/jardin-flora-canaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/08\/Plocama-pendul.-fruto2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ull.es\/centros\/jardin-flora-canaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/08\/Plocama-pendul.-fruto2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ull.es\/centros\/jardin-flora-canaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/08\/Plocama-pendul.-fruto2-375x281.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.ull.es\/centros\/jardin-flora-canaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/08\/Plocama-pendul.-fruto2-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ull.es\/centros\/jardin-flora-canaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/08\/Plocama-pendul.-fruto2-1140x855.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.ull.es\/centros\/jardin-flora-canaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/08\/Plocama-pendul.-fruto2-108x81.jpg 108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rubiaceae Plocama pendula Aiton Balo The balo is an endemic species of the Canary Islands. It is a large, branched, evergreen shrub, up to 4 m tall, with very dense, light green foliage. Its young branches and leaves are pendulous, which gives meaning to its specific epithet (pendula). 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