Characteristics
A palm like tree. It is evergreen. The trunk is erect and the branches spread out like spokes in a wheel. It grows 6-17 m tall. The sap is orange-red. The leaves are sword shaped and leathery. They are 35-50 cm long. The forked base is orange. They are in clusters at the ends of branches. The edges are smooth. The flowers are greenish-white and very small. They are in large flower heads. The fruit are orange-red.
| Life form |
perennial
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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 |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
2.0 - 2.75
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| Mature height (meter) |
6.0 - 10.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
|
| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Fruit color |
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| Fruiting months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
Adelaide Botanical Gardens. Melbourne Botanical gardens. It suits places with moderate moisture or dry areas. It does well on a gritty, well-drained soil. It needs full sun. It suits hardiness zones 10-12.
| 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
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds or by stem cuttings.
| Mode |
cuttings
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
30 - 180
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
23 - 29
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| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-7
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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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