Characteristics
A shrub. It grows to about 3 m high. The leaves have stalks. They have an odd number of leaflets along the stalk. There are 17-21 leaflets. They are oval and taper to the tip. They have spiny teeth. They are glossy. The flowers are yellow. They occur in dense clusters along the stalk.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
shrub
|
| Growth support |
-
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
-
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
A subtropical plant. In Nepal they grow between 2200-2800 m altitude.
| Light |
-
|
| Soil humidity |
-
|
| Soil texture |
-
|
| Soil acidity |
-
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
-
|
Usage
The ripe fruit are eaten fresh. They are bitter and acidic. They are also pickled. The flowers and young shoots are eaten as a vegetable and used in chutney.
Cultivation
Plants are grown from seed.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
60 - 180
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
10 - 18
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
stratification
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
|
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