Characteristics
A palm or rattan. It is a small, clustering climber. The stems can be 10 m long and 1 cm across. It climbs by 1 m long flagelli which are on the ends of 60 cm long leaves. The leaflets are dark green and 12 cm long. They taper towards the tip. The lowest pair of leaflets usually point backwards. The leaflets at the end are fused.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
-
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| Growth support |
climber
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| Foliage retention |
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| Sexuality |
dioecy
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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
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| 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 |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
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Environment
A tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 2,000 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
CAUTION: The plant contains alkaloids in the seed, leaf, stem and root. The young shoots are eaten cooked.
| Uses |
material
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| Edible
|
shoots
|
| 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 and suckers.
| 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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