Characteristics
A tree. It grows 20-35 m tall. The trunk is 40-80 cm across. The bark is pale grey and smooth. It flakes in thin rounded plates. The leaves are narrowly oval and 7-18 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. Young leaves are hairy. The flowers are in groups at the ends of branches. The fruit is an oval capsule. It is 6-12 mm long and brown and shiny. It splits into 3 pieces.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
0.4 - 0.8
|
| Mature height (meter) |
25.0 - 32.5
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
Deciduous forests, usually associated with Anisoptera spp., Shorea spp., Terminalia spp., or in Bamboo thickets.
| Light |
-
|
| Soil humidity |
-
|
| Soil texture |
-
|
| Soil acidity |
-
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
15 - 20
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
21
|
| Germination luminosity |
light
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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