Characteristics
A medium sized tree. It grows 15-25 m high and spreads 5-10 m wide. The bark is dark brown and scaly. Young shoots have soft brown hairs. The leaves are 3-8 cm long by 1-2.5 cm wide. They are oval or sword shaped. They are leathery and dark green and shiny. They are paler or yellowish underneath. The male and female flowers are on separate branches on the same tree. The male flowers are 0.5 cm long and yellowish. They occur in clusters of 3-5. The female flowers are about 0.4 cm long and usually occur singly. The fruit is 1.2-1.5 cm wide. There are 2-5 seeds. They are angular.
| Life form |
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| Growth form |
tree
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
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| Sexuality |
dioecy
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
5.0 - 10.0
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| Mature height (meter) |
15.0 - 25.0
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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 |
c3
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Environment
A tropical and subtropical plant. It grows in Queensland and New South Wales in Australia. They can grow in acid soils which are well drained and rich in organic matter. In tropical Queensland it grows between 400-1100 m altitude.
| 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
| Uses |
material
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| Edible
|
fruits
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| Therapeutic use
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-
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| Human toxicity |
-
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
Plants are grown from seed which must be sown fresh. The flesh should be removed. Seeds can take several months to germinate.
| 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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