Characteristics
A succulent plant. It grows 1.5 m tall. It has a very stout trunk. This branches to form a low tree. The trunk can be 60 cm tall. The leaves are green and fleshy and have 5 lobes. They are crowded at the ends of branches. They have teeth along the edge. The flowers are greenish yellow.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
-
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
1.5
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a subtropical plant.
| Light |
-
|
| Soil humidity |
-
|
| Soil texture |
-
|
| Soil acidity |
-
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
-
|
Usage
Caution: The skin of the fruit cause mouth irritation presumably due to oxalates.
| Uses |
material
|
| Edible
|
fruits
|
| Therapeutic use
|
-
|
| Human toxicity |
-
|
| Animal toxicity |
-
|
Cultivation
It can be grown from seeds or cuttings.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
30 - 60
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
21
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
soaking
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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