Characteristics
A rattan. It is a climbing plant. It grows in clumps. The stems are very large. It has spines. The leaves are alternate. The leaves have leaflets along them. They are 45-75 cm long. There are 20-30 leaflets on each side. They are 30 cm long and 1.5 cm wide. The leaflets are pale green. The leaf stalk has curved spines underneath. The fruit is fleshy and round or oval. It is covered with scales.
| 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) |
20.0
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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 |
-
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Environment
It is a tropical plant. In Indochina it grows in scrub often in areas that flood regularly. It grows in swampy forest. It grows between 200-300 m altitude.
| 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 soft inner section of the young shoots is eaten as a vegetable. They are cooked. The harvested shoots can be stored for 7-8 days. The ripe fruit and seeds are eaten raw.
Cultivation
| 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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