Characteristics
An evergreen shrub. It grows 4-7 m tall. The leaves are in rings of three on short side branches. The leaves are broadly oval. They are 2.5-8 cm long. The flowers occur singly on the ends of branches. The flowers are trumpet shaped. They are 10 cm long. The tube is slender. It is green and the lobes are yellowish-white. The fruit is yellow. It is oval and 5 cm long by 3.5 cm wide.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
shrub
|
| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
2.9 - 4.7
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
A tropical plant. It needs moderate moisture. It grows in an average to fertile, well-drained soil. It can grow in full or part sun. It is often on termite mounds. It suits hardiness zones 10-12.
| 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 ripe fruit are eaten raw.
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from large cuttings (8 cm across). They are best dipped in rooting hormone. Plants can be grown from seed.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
25 - 30
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
21 - 23
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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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