Characteristics
A shrub or small tree. It grows 8 m tall. The leaves are oblong and 6-20 cm long by 2-8 cm wide. They are more pale underneath. The fruit are capsules 8-13 mm long by 6-8 mm wide. They are red to yellow when lives.
| Life form |
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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) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
8.0
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| Root system |
-
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
0.3
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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
A tropical plant. It grows from sea level up to 1400 m altitude in southern China. In Yunnan.
| 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 fruit are eaten raw. The leaves are cooked as a vegetable.
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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