Characteristics
A tree. It grows 20 m tall. The trunk can be 60 cm across. The leaves are twice divided with 4-6 pairs of large oval leaflets. The flowers do not have a stalk but have a scent. They are in crowded heads at the tips of the branches. The fruit is a long pod. It is 90 cm long. It has black seeds.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
-
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
0.2 - 0.3
|
| Mature height (meter) |
12.5 - 15.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
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| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
rhizobia
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
It is a tropical plant. It grows in tropical rainforests along the edges of rivers. It can be in wooded swamps. In Argentina it grows below 500 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) |
|
Usage
The pulp around the seeds is edible raw.
Cultivation
Plants grow easily from seeds. Seeds germinate in 1-2 weeks given moisture and shade.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
-
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
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| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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