Characteristics
A shrub. It loses its leaves during the year. The stem is short and swollen and branches several times. The bark is grey-brown and peels off in papery strips. The branches are stout and short and red coloured with a waxy coating. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk with one at the end. They are 2-9 cm long They are in clusters or spirals. They are usually at the ends of shoots. There are 6-8 pairs of leaflets. The leaflets are narrow. The flowers are in a spray in the axils of leaves. They are 5 cm long. The flowers are small and yellow. They are of one sex. The fruit is a flattened round berry. It is 2 cm across.
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perennial
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| Growth form |
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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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) |
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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. It grows in arid places. It grows in areas with a rainfall below 200 mm per year. In southern Africa it grows between 570-1,350 m above sea level. It can grow in desert. It can grow in arid places.
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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 opened and the soft inner parts eaten.
Cultivation
It can be grown from cuttings.
| Mode |
cuttings
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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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