Characteristics
A tree. It grows 10-18 m high. The trunk can be 47 cm across. The trunk can have small buttresses. The crown is small and dense. The dark is an orange brown. The leaves are arranged in spirals. The leaf blades are oval and 7-17 cm long by 4-11 cm wide. They are rough and the base is wedge shaped. Trees are separately male and female. The fruit are round and green. They are 4-5 cm across. They turn orange as they ripen. The seeds are bean shaped.
| Life form |
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| Growth form |
tree
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| 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) |
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| Mature height (meter) |
10.0 - 18.0
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| Root system |
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
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| Root diameter (meter) |
0.5
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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
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Environment
It is a tropical plant. It grows in peat swamp forest. It grows up to 1,900 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 fleshy layer or aril around the seeds is eaten.
Cultivation
Plants can be grown by seeds.
| Mode |
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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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