Characteristics
A plant which grows attached to other plants. It can grown in soil. It has an underground stem or rhizome. The leaves are in a ring. They are rigid and point upwards with a canal in the top side. They are 0.6-1 m long. There are spines along the edge. The flowering stalk sticks upwards. It has many flowers. There are also long bracts. The fruit is made up of several cells.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
herb
|
| Growth support |
epiphyte
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
1.0 - 1.5
|
| Root system |
rhizome
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It grows in areas with 1,000 mm of rain per year. It grows between 200-450 m altitude.
| Light |
|
| Soil humidity |
|
| Soil texture |
|
| Soil acidity |
-
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
The pulp of the fruit is eaten raw.
| Uses |
-
|
| Edible
|
fruits
|
| Therapeutic use
|
-
|
| Human toxicity |
-
|
| Animal toxicity |
-
|
Cultivation
| Mode |
-
|
| Germination duration (days) |
7 - 90
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
15 - 21
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
1
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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