Characteristics
A large shrub. It can be 5 m tall. The leaves are 10 cm long by 7 cm wide. The base is heart shaped and they taper to the tip. They are oval and have brown felt underneath. There are fine teeth along the edge. The flowering arrangements are very slender and in groups of 30 flowers. They are 5 cm long. The flowers are pale yellow. The fruit is a capsule 5-6 mm across.
| Life form |
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| Growth form |
tree
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
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| Mature height (meter) |
5.0
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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 subtropical plant. In NE India it grow in pine forests at higher elevations.
| 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 flowers are eaten as a vegetable.
| Uses |
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| Edible
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flowers
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| Therapeutic use
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| Human toxicity |
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seed.
| 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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