Characteristics
A straggling shrub. It grows 1-3 m tall. The leaves are opposite and stiff. They are oval and taper to the base. The leaves are light green with easy to see veins in a netlike pattern. The leaves are 5-9 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. The flowers are white and like tubes. They are hairy inside and have a sweet smell. They are 1-1.5 cm long. They occur in clusters at the ends of branches. The fruit are berries. They are round, smooth and purple to black. They are 0.7-1 cm across with 3-4 seeds inside.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
shrub
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| Growth support |
climber
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
1.0 - 3.0
|
| 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 |
-
|
Environment
A tropical plant. It suits the tropics and subtropics. It needs a sunny position. It grows in coastal scrub and extends along rivers.
| 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 ripe fruit are eaten raw.
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seed which must be planted fresh.
| 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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