Characteristics
A tree like cactus. It grows 4 m tall. The flowers are white. The fruit are 5-6 cm across.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
2.75 - 4.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
cam
|
Environment
It is a tropical plant. It can grow in arid places.
| Light |
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| Soil humidity |
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| Soil texture |
|
| Soil acidity |
-
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
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Usage
The pulp of the fruit is eaten.
Cultivation
| Mode |
-
|
| Germination duration (days) |
-
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
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| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-7
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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