Characteristics
A medium sized tree. It grows 12-40 m high. The trunk is 45 cm across. The bark is thin and black. The leaves are oblong and taper to the base and have a blunt tip at the end. The flowers are 1.5 cm across and there are 2-3 flowers in a cluster. The fruit are round berries 4-5 cm across. They are green but yellow when ripe. They contain about 7 seeds. These are brown.
| Life form |
-
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| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
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| Sexuality |
dioecy
|
| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
0.45
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| Mature height (meter) |
12.0 - 40.0
|
| 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 |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
A tropical plant. It grows in tropical moist broadleaf forest. It grows in the lowlands. It has been recorded up to 400 m above sea level
| 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 fruit is peeled and the pulp around the seed eaten.
| Uses |
-
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| Edible
|
fruits
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| Therapeutic use
|
-
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| Human toxicity |
-
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
Plants are grown from seeds. They can be transplanted. They can be grown from stem cuttings.
| 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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