Characteristics
A herb. It can be creeping or curve upwards. It can be 15 cm tall. The stem are brown and with scattered stiff hairs. It is angular. The leaves are opposite. One of the pairs is small. They are crowded at the top of the stem. The leaf stalk is 7-27 cm long. The edges have rounded teeth. They have soft hairs. The leaf blade is oval and 13-20 cm long by 7-12 cm wide. The edges of the leaves have teeth which can be rounded or sharp. The leaves are very hairy on the veins underneath the leaf. The flowering cluster is in the axils of leaves. These can be 18 cm tall. The flower stalk is red-brown and hairy. The fruit is a berry. Three varieties have been distinguished based on the length of the flower stalk.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
-
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
-
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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) |
0.15
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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
A tropical plant. It grows in forest vegetation.
| 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 leaves are sour and can be used for flavouring.
Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings.
| 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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