Characteristics
A tree. It grows 9 m high. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk. There are 3 broad leaflets. The flowers are bright red and in clusters at the ends of the branches. They appear both before and after the leaves. The fruit are long curved pods.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
entomogamy
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
1.5
|
| Mature height (meter) |
2.5
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
|
| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
rhizobia
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
Woodlands and thickets on rough limestone from near sea level to 900 metres.
| 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) |
|
Usage
The young flowers and leaves are eaten cooked.
Cultivation
Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
| Mode |
cuttings
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
10 - 15
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
21 - 23
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
soaking
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
1
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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