Characteristics
An evergreen tree. It grows 20-50 m tall. The trunk can be 1.8 m across. The crown is dense and rounded. The leaves are opposite. They are 6-13 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. They are oval and leathery. They are shiny green above and more pale underneath. The flowers are 10-13 mm across with 4 white sepals and 4 white petals. The flowers are in groups. The fruit is round and fleshy and up to 3 cm across.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
entomogamy
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
25.0 - 30.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
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| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
Found in subtropical moist forests, lowland evergreen rainforests and lower montane rainforests, where it forms part of the canopy.
| 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
Can be grown by seedlings.
| 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°) |
20 - 30
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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