Characteristics
A taro family plant. It is a herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows about 50-100 cm tall. The leaf blade is 12-45 cm long by 4-16 cm wide. They are oval to heart shaped and dark green with white marks. The base is often unequal. There are 7-9 pairs of spreading and arched veins. The flowers are in clusters of 1-9. The spathe is boat-shaped and oval. It can be 2.5 cm long. The fruit is a fleshy green berry.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
herb
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
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| Sexuality |
-
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
0.65 - 0.75
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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 |
-
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Environment
It is a tropical plant. It grows in tropical swamps and rainforests up to 400 m above sea level. It is best in part shade.
| 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
Caution: It contains oxalates that burn the throat.
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds, stem cuttings of sections of the rhizome.
| Mode |
seedlings
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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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