Characteristics
A shrub or small tree. It grows 5-10 m tall. The bark is brown and scaly. The leaves are simple and opposite. The leaf blade is 8-18 cm long by 5-7 cm wide. The flowers are in groups near the end of branches. They are small, white and have a scent. The fruit is a round berry. It is 6 mm long and reddish when ripe. There are 2 seeds.
Life form |
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Growth form |
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Growth support |
free-standing
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Foliage retention |
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Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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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 - 10.0
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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
It is a tropical plant. It grows in high rainfall areas. It grows as an understorey plant in disturbed evergreen forests up to 1,400 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 ripe fruit are eaten.
Uses |
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Edible
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fruits
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Therapeutic use
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Human toxicity |
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Animal toxicity |
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Cultivation
Mode |
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Germination duration (days) |
30 - 120
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Germination temperacture (C°) |
21 - 23
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Germination luminosity |
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Germination treatment |
stratification
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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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