WorldFloraDB - Drypetes variabilis

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 30 m high. The plants are separately male and female. The male flowers are in clusters of 1-3 in the axils of leaves. There stalks are 0.4 cm long. The female flowers are in clusters of 6 in the axils of leaves. The fruit stalk is 1-3 cm long. The fruit is pear shaped and 3.3 cm long by 2.6 cm wide. They are green and turn yellow. The pulp is fleshy, white and edible. The hard covering over the seed is narrowly oval and 2.5 cm long by 1.5 cm wide.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	tree
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	evergreen
Sexuality	dioecy
Pollination	-
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Mature width (meter)	-
Mature height (meter)	26.0
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Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in the rainforest, especially on slopes.

More

Rainforests, especially on slopes.

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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	medicinal
Edible	fruits
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.

Mode	seedlings
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