Characteristics
A medium sized tree. It can be 25 m tall. The trunk is 60 cm across. The crown is small with a few branches that curve upwards. The young plants have a few spines on the branches. The leaves have one leaflet. These are narrowly oval and 8-15 cm long by 4-8 cm wide. They are thinly leathery. The leaf stalks are 1-2 cm long. There can be very narrow wings. The flowers occur singly. The fruit are a long round or pear shape. They are 5-7 cm across. They are green ut turn yellow when ripe. There are several seeds.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
-
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
0.6
|
| Mature height (meter) |
25.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a tropical plant. It grows between 900-1,800 m above sea level.
| Light |
-
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| Soil humidity |
-
|
| Soil texture |
-
|
| Soil acidity |
-
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
The fruit are eaten and used as flavouring.
Cultivation
| Mode |
-
|
| Germination duration (days) |
-
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
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| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
23 - 30
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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