Characteristics
A tall shrub. It grows 6-12 m high and spreads 3-5 m wide. The small branches are flattened. The leaves are oval and thin in texture. The tip is blunt. Leaves are light green and 3-8 cm long by 1-4 cm wide. Flowers are white. They are 0.4 cm across. They occur in clusters of 3-6 in the axils of leaves. The fruit is oblong and red. It is 0.6-0.8 cm long.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
3.0 - 5.0
|
| Mature height (meter) |
6.0 - 12.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a tropical plant. It grows in dry scrub in tropical Australia. It is ofte on sandstone and rocky creek beds.
| Light |
-
|
| Soil humidity |
-
|
| Soil texture |
-
|
| Soil acidity |
-
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
The ripe fruit are eaten raw. The gum is eaten as a sweet.
| Uses |
gum
|
| Edible
|
fruits
gums
|
| Therapeutic use
|
-
|
| Human toxicity |
-
|
| Animal toxicity |
-
|
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from fresh seed.
| Mode |
-
|
| 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°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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