Characteristics
A spiny deciduous shrub. The young branches are covered with silvery hairs. The leaves are alternate and 2.5-5 cm long. They are oblong with silvery scales underneath. The flowers are dull white and have a scent. They occur in clusters in the axils of leaves. The fruit is oval and covered with silvery scales. The fruit is fleshy.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
shrub
|
| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
3.0
|
| Mature height (meter) |
4.5
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
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| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a temperate plant. In Nepal it grows between 1300-3000 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
The ripe fruit are eaten fresh.
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seed or by layering.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
140 - 180
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
10 - 18
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-35
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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