Characteristics
A large tree. It grows 50 m high. The trunk has narrow buttresses. The crown is dense and spreading. The bark is grey with cracks along it. The leaves are simple and 17-45 cm long by 14-32 cm wide. They are oval and can have 3 lobes. They are deeply heart shaped at the base. The flowering shoots are in the axils of leaves. They are covered with rusty brown hairs. The fruit is a berry made up of 4-5 boat shaped sections. The fruit is about 15 cm long. There are about 8 seeds each 3 cm long by 1.5 cm wide.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
tree
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
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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) |
50.0
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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 |
-
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Environment
It is a tropical plant. In grows in moist semi-deciduous forest in West Africa. It also grow in savannah. It can grow in dry sandy soils and also fairly heavy soils.
| 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 seeds are used as a condiment for thickening soup.
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds. These germinate in 16-40 days. Plants can be budded. Plants can be grown from 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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