Characteristics
A slender solitary palm. It grows to 7 m high and is 5 cm across. The leaves are 1-2 m long. The leaf stalk is 0.5-26 cm. The leaflets are 7-14 on each side. The leaflets are wedge shaped. The ends of the leaflets are strongly lobed and with teeth along the edge. The flowering stalk is branched and is 5-22.5 cm long. The fruit is pear shaped and orange-red. It is 3.2-3.8 cm long and 1.1-1.6 cm wide.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
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| Sexuality |
-
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
0.05
|
| Mature height (meter) |
7.0
|
| 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 |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
A tropical plant. It grows in Fiji from sea level to 1,000 m altitude. It occurs in the rainforests. It grows in the mountains in moist places. It needs a shady, warm position in well drained acid soil. It cannot grow on high pH soils.
| 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 kernel of the fruit is edible.
| Uses |
-
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| Edible
|
nuts
|
| Therapeutic use
|
-
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| Human toxicity |
-
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seed. Fresh seed germinate easily. They take 4-6 weeks to germinate. Seed should not be allowed to dry out.
| Mode |
seedlings
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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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