Characteristics
A slender climber. The stems are angular. They have a few hairs. The leaves are compound. There are 5 leaflets. These are oval and 5-7.5 cm long by 2-3.5 cm wide. The flowers are small and green. They occur in congested groups in the axils of leaves. The fruit are berries 0.6 cm across. They are black.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
herb
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| Growth support |
climber
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| Foliage retention |
-
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| Sexuality |
-
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
-
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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 warm temperate plant. It grows in moist rainforests in New South Wales and Queensland in Australia. It needs well drained soil.
| 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
| Uses |
-
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| Edible
|
-
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| Therapeutic use
|
-
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| Human toxicity |
-
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seed or stem cuttings.
| 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°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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