Characteristics
A shrub or small tree. It grows 6 m tall and spreads 1.8-3 m wide. The leaves have a double row of leaflets. These are 8 cm long. They are usually in pairs. The flowers are on long stalks which hang over. They can be 25 cm long. The fruit is black when ripe.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
shrub
|
| Growth support |
climber
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
1.8 - 3.0
|
| Mature height (meter) |
1.0
|
| Root system |
rhizome
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
present
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
It is a temperate plant. In Argentina it grows between 500-1,600 m above sea level. It suits hardiness zones 8-10.
| Light |
|
| Soil humidity |
|
| Soil texture |
|
| Soil acidity |
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
CAUTION: All plant parts are poisonous except the envelope around the flower. The fruit are used to make wine.
Cultivation
Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
| Mode |
cuttings
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
-
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-5
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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