Characteristics
A tree. It grows 35 m tall. The trunk is 50 cm across. The leaves are alternate and simple. They are 17 cm long by 7 cm wide. The flowers are in the axils of leaves or at the ends of branches. The flowers are 3 cm across and have a sweet scent. There are 6 pinkish or reddish purple petals. The fruit are broadly cone shaped. with wrinkles across them. There are a few brown seeds. These are 23 mm long by 17 mm wide.
Life form |
perennial
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Growth form |
tree
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Growth support |
free-standing
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Foliage retention |
evergreen
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Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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Pollination |
-
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Spread |
-
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Mature width (meter) |
0.5
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Mature height (meter) |
25.0
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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 |
c3
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Environment
A common plant of rain forests and marsh forests, especially along the sides of water courses.
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 nut without the shell is eaten raw.
Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode |
seedlings
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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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