Characteristics
An erect or climbing palm. It can have one or several stems. It grows to 10 m long. It is spiny. The leaves are light or mid green. They are 80 cm long and composed of narrow, long, shaped leaflets. The flowers are star shaped and 3 pointed. They are cream and 1.5 cm long. The fruit are round.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
climber
|
| 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) |
25.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a tropical and subtropical plant. It needs a temperature above 10°C. It needs moist, well-drained soil. It is best in partial shade. Plants are damaged by frost. It grows in thickets in damp ground. It suits hardiness zones 11-12.
| 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 young tender shoots are used as a vegetable. They are also used for chutney with chillies. The fruit are sometimes sucked. They are also pickled with salt and eaten.
Cultivation
Plants can be grown by seeds or sections of the rhizome.
| 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°) |
1
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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