Characteristics
A medium sized tree. It grows up to 10-18 m tall and spreads 5-10 m wide. The young shoots are pink and covered with rusty hairs. The leaves are simple and 8-14 cm long by 1.5-2.5 cm wide. The midrib on the upper side is hairy and underneath there are rusty hairs. There are fine teeth around the leaf edge. The flowering shoot is 4 cm long and the flowers are 0.5 cm long. They are cream and hairy. The fruit is 27-40 mm long by 14-25 mm wide. They hang singly or in bunches. The outer surface of the fruit may have rusty hairs. There is one seed inside. It is up to 30 mm long. The flesh of the fruit is edible.
| Life form |
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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) |
5.0 - 10.0
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| Mature height (meter) |
10.0 - 18.0
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| 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 |
c3
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Environment
A tropical plant. It suits tropical and subtropical locations. It grows in highland rainforest in NE Queensland, Australia. It grows between 500-1600 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
| Uses |
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| Edible
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fruits
nuts
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| Therapeutic use
|
-
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| Human toxicity |
-
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
Plants are grown from seed. Seed do not grow easily. They should have the seed coat broken or be fermented.
| Mode |
seedlings
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| 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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