Characteristics
A tree. It grows 5-25 m tall. The trunk is black. The branches are almost in rings. The leaves are opposite and have short stalks. They are sword shaped. They are dark green and shiny above and yellowish green underneath. The flowers are pale yellow. They can be of separate sexes or of both sexes. The fruit is a flattened round shape. It has the sunken remains of the flower on top. They are orange when ripe. They can be 4 cm across. There are 5-8 seeds.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
tree
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
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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) |
5.0 - 25.0
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| Root system |
-
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| 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 |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
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Environment
A tropical plant. In Java it grows in the lowlands and up to 1,200 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 sour young leaves are eaten raw. The fruit are eaten when ripe. They have a sour taste.
Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings.
| 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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