Characteristics
A cane or rattan. It forms clusters. It climbs and the canes can be 100 m long. The leaf sheath is dull green and has triangle shaped spines. The leaflets are usually in alternate pairs. There are 15 on each side. The fruit is oval and one seeded. It is There is an outer fleshy coat.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
|
| Growth support |
climber
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
dioecy
|
| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
100.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
1.5
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
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| Blooming months |
-
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
A tropical plant. It needs to be grown in forest. It suits moist alluvial soils and flooded river banks. It can grow up to 800 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
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds. The fruit are squashed and the flesh allowed to rot for 2 days and then planted. They germinate in 10 days. They can also be grown from suckers.
| Mode |
seedlings
suckers
|
| Germination duration (days) |
-
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
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| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
1
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
23 - 30
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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