Characteristics
A small tree. It grows to a height of 10 m tall. The trunk can be 15 cm across. The leaves are alternate and rather slender. They are pointed at both ends. The flowers are about 1 cm long. They grow on branched stalks at the ends of branches. The flowers are white or pink. They have a sweet scent. The flower stalks are about 3 cm long. The fruit are dark blue or purple. They are round and about 1 cm across.
| Life form |
-
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| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
10.0
|
| 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
|
Environment
A tropical plant. It occurs from Luzon to Mindanao in the Philippines. It grows in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 1,000 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 flowers and fruit are cooked as a flavouring with fish.
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
90 - 180
|
| 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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