Characteristics
Very like C. swynnertonii but differing in being a monoecious (occasionally dioecious) perennial herb or subshrub not usually exceeding 1.5 m in height, and in having narrowly lanceolate leaves up to 10 × 2.5 cm.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
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| Growth support |
-
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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) |
1.5
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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
Gallery forest; savannahs; open forests with Marquesia, Brachystegia spiciformis; forest edges, associated bushland and grassland; clearings; often along streams; at elevations from 1,100-2,200 metres.
| 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 |
medicinal
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| Edible
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-
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| Therapeutic use
|
-
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| Human toxicity |
-
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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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°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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