Characteristics
A medium sized tree with a spreading crown. It grows to 13-35 m high. The leaves are simple and leathery. They are glossy and bright green. The flowers are mauve. The large fruit are produced at the tips of the branches. The fruit are 7.5-25 cm across. Because of their weight, the fruit hang downwards. They are cone shaped with a ridge at the base. At maturity the lid opens and the seeds fall out. The fruit is woody and hard. It is brown in colour and rough. There are 10-30 seeds in each fruit.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
35.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
A tropical plant. It suits the hot, humid tropical lowlands. It is best in a deep fertile soil. It suits hardiness zones 11-12.
| 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 seeds are eaten fresh or roasted. CAUTION: It can be slightly poisonous if grown on selenium rich soils.
Cultivation
Plants are grown from seed. The seed take a long time to germinate.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
-
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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