Characteristics
A shrub or tree. It grows 15 m tall. The trunk is 30 cm across. The bark is light brown and flaky with ridges along it. The bark is cracked into squares. The bark is red inside. It keeps its leaves throughout the year. The leaves are narrowly oval with short leaf stalks. They are 5-23 cm long by 2-8 cm wide. The base is rounded or wedge shaped and the edges can be wavy or have teeth. The flowers are very small and of separate sexes. The fruit are oval and 9-13 mm long by 6-10 mm wide and have a beak. There is usually one seed.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
tree
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
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| Sexuality |
-
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
0.3
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| Mature height (meter) |
15.0
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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 |
c3
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Environment
It is a tropical and subtropical plant. In the Himalayas it grows up to 900 m above sea level.
| 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
The young leaves are boiled and eaten. The ripe yellow fruit are eaten raw. The bark is used to make a fermented drink.
Cultivation
| Mode |
-
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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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