Decaisnea fargesii Franch.

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Lardizabalaceae > Decaisnea

Characteristics

An upright deciduous shrub. It grows 3-6 m high and spreads 6 m wide. The leaves are 75 cm long. They are divided into leaflets along the stalk. There are up to 25 leaflets. The flowers are lime-green and bell shaped. They hang in long stalks. The fruit are pea pod shaped. The seeds are black and surrounded by white pulp.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 4.0 - 6.0
Mature height (meter) 4.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It needs a moist, well-drained location. It needs a protected, sunny position. It grows in hardiness zones 5-9.
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Mixed forests, scrub on mountain slopes, wet areas in ravines; at elevations from 900-3,600 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

The white pulp of the ripe fruit is eaten.
Uses food
Edible fruits pods seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -20
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:107239-1
WFO ID wfo-0000638938
COL ID 34CRL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Decaisnea fargesii