Characteristics
An annual climber. The branches are slender. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaflets are broadly sword shaped. The flowers are purple-red. They are 4 mm long. They are in groups in the axils of leaves. The pods are 3 cm long and 4 mm wide. There are 2-4 black seeds.
| Life form |
annual
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| Growth form |
herb
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| Growth support |
climber
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
entomogamy
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
1.0 - 2.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
present
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a subtropical plant. It grows between 150-2,650 m above sea level in China. It grows in wetlands.
| 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 seeds are used as a grain. It needs to be well cooked. Caution: It is toxic raw.
Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
-
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
soaking
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
20 - 33
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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