Characteristics
An evergreen shrub. It does not have an above ground stem but has underground stems or rhizomes. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 1.2 m high. The leaves are succulent. They are erect and fleshy with a sharp spine at the end. They form a ring. They are 3 cm across. The flowers are white or light red. They are in clusters of up to 6. The fruit are bright orange berries on an erect flower stalk. The flower stalk can be 50-60 cm long.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
shrub
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
1.0 - 1.1
|
| Root system |
rhizome
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in hot arid places. It grows in loamy sands. It grows between 315-1,565 m above sea level. It can grow in arid places.
| 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 |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
The roots are sucked for their moisture.
Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
30 - 180
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
23 - 29
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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