Characteristics
A low shrub. It grows 3 m high. The leaves are rigid and have a pointed tip. They are softly hairy underneath. The fruit are 6 cm long. The pulp is sweet and edible.
Life form |
perennial
|
Growth form |
shrub
|
Growth support |
-
|
Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
Pollination |
-
|
Spread |
-
|
Mature width (meter) |
-
|
Mature height (meter) |
2.5
|
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 grows in the grassy flooded meadows in the lowlands of Brazil.
Light |
-
|
Soil humidity |
-
|
Soil texture |
-
|
Soil acidity |
-
|
Soil nutriment |
-
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Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
The pulp of the fruit is eaten.
Uses |
medicinal
|
Edible
|
fruits
|
Therapeutic use
|
-
|
Human toxicity |
-
|
Animal toxicity |
-
|
Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode |
seedlings
|
Germination duration (days) |
-
|
Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
|
Germination luminosity |
-
|
Germination treatment |
soaking
|
Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
Size |
-
|
Vigor |
-
|
Productivity |
-
|