Characteristics
A small shrub. The branches are wiry and have spines. The spines curve backwards along the stems. The leaves are 2-4 cm across. They are rounded and have a thick texture. They are dull green. The leaf stalks are 1 cm long. The flowers are 6 cm across. They have 3 white petals. The flowers have a scent. The fruit is a berry 3 cm long. It bursts open when ripe. The fruit are edible. The buds are edible.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
shrub
|
| Growth support |
-
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
-
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
1.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
A tropical plant. It grows along stream banks and rocky coastal areas in northern Australia. It has salt tolerance to sea spray. It can grow in arid places.
| Light |
-
|
| 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 fruit are eaten. They are harvested after they split open when ripe. The buds are pickled as capers.
Cultivation
Plants are grown from seed or cuttings.
| Mode |
cuttings
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
-
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
soaking
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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