Characteristics
A medium sized tree. It often loses its leaves. The leaves are 10 cm long and have 3 lobes. They have hairs on both surfaces. The leaf stalk is 8-9 cm long. The flowers appear before the leaves. The flowers are bright yellow. The fruit is a many seeded dry fruit which opens down one side. The fruit has 5 sections. They are narrowly oval and 7-9 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. There is one seed in each section. The seeds are oval and 1 cm long by 6-8 mm wide.
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| Growth form |
tree
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
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| Sexuality |
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| Pollination |
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| Spread |
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| Mature width (meter) |
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| Mature height (meter) |
20.0
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| Root system |
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| Rooting depth (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 |
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Environment
It is a subtropical plant. In Sikkim it grows between 500-900 m above sea level. It grows in sunny locations and in limestone areas.
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| Soil humidity |
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| Soil acidity |
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| Soil nutriment |
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
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Usage
The seeds are eaten. The root tubers are eaten. The root of the young tree is used.
Cultivation
It can be grown by seeds or cuttings.
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| Germination duration (days) |
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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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