Characteristics
A small shrub. It can grow to 3 m tall. The leaf stalks are 1-2 cm long. The leaves are 7-11 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. There are teeth along the edge. The flower panicles are 11-17 cm long by 5-9 cm wide. The fruit are 5-6 mm long by 4-5 mm wide. There are 150-300 seeds. They are dark purple.
| Life form |
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| Growth form |
shrub
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
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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) |
3.0
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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 subtropical plant.
| 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 fruit are used for jams, juices and ice-creams.
| Uses |
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| Edible
|
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) |
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
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| Germination luminosity |
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| Germination treatment |
-
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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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