Characteristics
A small tree. It grows 4-6 m high. The crown is flat with spreading branches. The trunk is short and 20-30 cm across. The leaves are thin and simple. They are hairy over the veins. The leave are 3-5 cm long and 2.3 cm wide. The flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves. The flowers are white. The fruit is orange-yellow. The pulp is juicy and acid.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
0.2 - 0.3
|
| Mature height (meter) |
4.0 - 6.0
|
| Root system |
-
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| 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 |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
A subtropical plant. In Brazil it grows in open formations along the coast. In Argentina it grows below 500 m above sea level.
| 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 fruit can be eaten fresh. They are also used for jams, jellies and juices. They are also used to make vinegar.
Cultivation
Plants are grown from seed. The ripe fruit are harvested and the seeds removed under running water. They are dried in the shade. Fresh seed are planted and germinate in 30-50 days.
| 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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