Characteristics
A tree. It grows 13-25 m tall or higher. It is 60 cm across. The leaves are spaced along the branches in a spiral arrangement. Leaves are 10-20 cm long by 4-10 cm wide. The flowers are purple. The fruit are 3.5-5 cm long and blue and fleshy.
| Life form |
-
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| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
0.6
|
| Mature height (meter) |
21.5 - 27.5
|
| 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 |
-
|
Environment
A canopy or subcanopy tree in dense primary forest, less often in more open secondary formations, and often in swampy sites; at elevations up to 750 metres (up to 2,050 metres for subspecies collinus).
| 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
Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
| Mode |
cuttings
seedlings
|
| 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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