Characteristics
An evergreen tree. It grows 20 m tall. The leaves are simple. They are 8-18 cm long by 3-8 cm wide. Male and female flowers are separate on the same plant. Male flowers are yellow and can occur separately or in clusters in a spike. The fruit are yellow when ripe. The fruit is a capsule 10-12 mm across. The fruit is small and berry-like. It is edible. There is one brown seed.
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tree
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Mature height (meter) |
20.0
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| Nitrogen fixer |
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Environment
It is a tropical plant. It grows in evergreen forests and on the plains.
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Usage
The young leaves are eaten. The ripe fruit are eaten raw. It is the aril of fleshy layer around the seeds that is eaten.
Cultivation
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