Characteristics
A shrub. It can grow to 4 m tall. The bark is reddish brown and cracks in long strips. The leaves are oval and 2-5 cm long by 0.6-1.4 cm wide. They taper to a long tip. The flowering shoots have 7-12 flowers. The fruit are 6-10 mm across and blue-black.
Life form |
perennial
|
Growth form |
shrub
|
Growth support |
-
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Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
Pollination |
-
|
Spread |
-
|
Mature width (meter) |
-
|
Mature height (meter) |
4.0
|
Root system |
-
|
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 |
-
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Environment
A tropical plant. It grows between 2,700-3,400 m above sea level.
Light |
-
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Soil humidity |
-
|
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 are pulpy and sweet.
Uses |
-
|
Edible
|
fruits
|
Therapeutic use
|
-
|
Human toxicity |
-
|
Animal toxicity |
-
|
Cultivation
Mode |
-
|
Germination duration (days) |
30 - 60
|
Germination temperacture (C°) |
18 - 21
|
Germination luminosity |
light
|
Germination treatment |
stratification
|
Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
Size |
-
|
Vigor |
-
|
Productivity |
-
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