Characteristics
A shrub. It has an underground stem. It grows 30 cm tall and spreads 60 cm wide. The leaves are alternate and simple. The fruit is small and fleshy. It hangs down.
Life form |
perennial
|
Growth form |
tree
|
Growth support |
free-standing
|
Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
Sexuality |
-
|
Pollination |
-
|
Spread |
-
|
Mature width (meter) |
0.6
|
Mature height (meter) |
0.9
|
Root system |
-
|
Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
Root diameter (meter) |
-
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Flower color |
-
|
Blooming months |
-
|
Fruit color |
-
|
Fruiting months |
-
|
Nitrogen fixer |
-
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Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
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Environment
A tropical plant. It grows on the Planalto in central Brazil.
Light |
-
|
Soil humidity |
-
|
Soil texture |
-
|
Soil acidity |
-
|
Soil nutriment |
-
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Hardiness (USDA) |
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Usage
The nuts are eaten. The fruit are used for jam.
Uses |
-
|
Edible
|
fruits
nuts
|
Therapeutic use
|
-
|
Human toxicity |
-
|
Animal toxicity |
-
|
Cultivation
Mode |
-
|
Germination duration (days) |
-
|
Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
|
Germination luminosity |
-
|
Germination treatment |
-
|
Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
Size |
-
|
Vigor |
-
|
Productivity |
-
|