Characteristics
A small tree. It grows 5 m tall. The bark is brownish-grey and warty. The leaves are alternate and sword shaped. The flowers are in groups at the end of the plant. They are pink and star shaped. The fruit are round berries. They are 7 mm across. They are fleshy and red to bark purple or black. There is one seed.
| Life form |
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| Growth form |
tree
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
-
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
6.5
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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 |
-
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Environment
A tropical plant. It grows along riverbanks. Adelaide Botanical Gardens.
| 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
Young plants are eaten as a vegetable. The ripe fruit are eaten raw.
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds or cuttings.
| Mode |
seedlings
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| Germination duration (days) |
90 - 180
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
23
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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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