Characteristics
A ginger family herb. It grows up to 2 m tall. The leaves are on 1.2 cm long leaf stalks. The leaves are sword shaped and 15-22 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. They are leathery and bright green. The flowers are pink and in a group at the top. The group of flowers are 15-25 cm long. The fruit are round and 6 mm across. They are green and turn red then black. The are 3-5 angular seeds.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
herb
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
-
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
2.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a tropical plant. It suits wet areas. It can grow in swamps from sea level to 800 m above sea level. It needs a temperature above 15°C.
| Light |
-
|
| Soil humidity |
-
|
| Soil texture |
-
|
| Soil acidity |
-
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
-
|
Usage
| Uses |
medicinal
|
| Edible
|
-
|
| Therapeutic use
|
-
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| Human toxicity |
-
|
| Animal toxicity |
-
|
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seed. It is best to soak the seed is slightly warm water for 2 days before sowing. Seeds germinate in 1-6 months. Plants can be grown by division or the rhizome.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
30 - 90
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
21 - 23
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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