Characteristics
A small tree. It grows 5-12 m tall and spreads 3-5 m wide. Aerial roots may be produced from the trunk. The young shoots are densely hairy. The leaves are 3-11 cm long by 1-2,5 cm across. The leaves are smooth and shiny on top and slightly hairy underneath. The leaf has a blunt tip. The flowers occur on stalks on an unbranched main flower stalk. There are few flowers. The flowers are 1-1.5 cm long with 4-5 slender petals. They are light green and bell shaped. The fleshy fruit is egg shaped and dark red. Fruit are 2-3 cm long and 1-2 cm wide. Inside it has a woody layer around the seed. Fruit and flowers can occur on the tree at the same time.
| Life form |
-
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| Growth form |
tree
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
3.0 - 5.0
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| Mature height (meter) |
5.0 - 12.0
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| Root system |
-
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
-
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| Blooming months |
-
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
It is a tropical plant. It occurs on the Atherton tablelands in north-eastern Queensland in Australia. It grows between 520-760 m altitude. It requires cool moist conditions. It needs a deep well drained soil.
| Light |
-
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| Soil humidity |
-
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| Soil texture |
-
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| Soil acidity |
-
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| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
-
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Usage
The flesh of the fruit is eaten.
| Uses |
-
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| Edible
|
fruits
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| Therapeutic use
|
-
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| Human toxicity |
-
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
It can be grown from cuttings or by aerial layering.
| Mode |
cuttings
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| Germination duration (days) |
-
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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