Characteristics
A large shrub. It grows 3-6 m tall. The stems are angled. It loses its leaves. The leaves are broadly oval or sword shaped and can have irregular teeth or spines. The leaves are green on both sides. The flowers are yellow and in groups. The fruit are oval and red-purple. They have several seeds.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
shrub
|
| Growth support |
-
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
4.75 - 6.25
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
-
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| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in the Himalayas between 2,000-3,300 m above sea level. It grows on open slopes and the edges of forests.
| 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) |
-
|
Usage
The ripe fruit are eaten. Unripe fruit are pickled.
Cultivation
| Mode |
-
|
| Germination duration (days) |
60 - 180
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
10 - 18
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
stratification
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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