Characteristics
A climber. It has a fattened corm at the base. This is 1-6 cm across. The leaves have 7-12 leaflets that are 15-25 cm long by 5-7 cm wide. They are sword shaped and taper to the tip. There is a vein along the edge. The leaf stalk is 70 cm long and 1-3 cm thick. There is a spathe that wraps around the flower. This is 10-22 cm long The spadix or stalk with the flowers is 11-15 cm long. The female flowers are in the lower section.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
herb
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
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| Sexuality |
-
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
0.01 - 0.06
|
| Mature height (meter) |
-
|
| Root system |
-
|
| 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 |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a tropical and subtropical plant. It grows on the edges of evergreen forests and in grasslands.
| 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 tuberous roots are boiled and eaten. They are roasted and pounded and soaked in ash water for 3 days then washed and eaten with salt and chillies.
Cultivation
| Mode |
-
|
| Germination duration (days) |
30 - 180
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
12 - 15
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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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