Characteristics
A shrub or tree. It can be 30 m tall. The fruit is black. It is round and 1 cm across. The fruit are in bunches of 40-50 fruit. There is one seed. The seed is 9 mm long by 8 mm wide.
| Life form |
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| Growth form |
tree
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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) |
30.0
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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 |
c3
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Environment
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the lowlands and along riverbanks. It is also along the edges of lakes and sediment rich and blackwater rivers. It can occur up to 1,200 m above sea level.
| 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 fruit are eaten. They stain the mouth blue.
| Uses |
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| Edible
|
fruits
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| Therapeutic use
|
-
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| Human toxicity |
-
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
| Mode |
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| Germination duration (days) |
10 - 21
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
18 - 21
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
soaking
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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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