Characteristics
A slender climber. It grows 3-5 m tall. The roots have tubers 2-3 cm across. The leaves are compound with 5 leaflets. They are oval and light green. They are about 5 cm long. There are teeth along the edge. The flowers are greenish and small. They occur in dense clusters. The fruit are black berries. They are round and 0.5 cm across.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
shrub
|
| Growth support |
climber
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
-
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| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
3.0 - 5.0
|
| Root system |
-
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
A tropical plant. It grows in Queensland and New South Wales in Australia, in moist sheltered places. It grows best with shade and moisture.
| 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 berries are eaten. They can irritate the throat if too many are eaten. The root tubers are eaten after roasting.
| Uses |
-
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| Edible
|
fruits
roots
tubers
|
| Therapeutic use
|
-
|
| Human toxicity |
-
|
| Animal toxicity |
-
|
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from fresh seed or cuttings.
| 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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