Characteristics
A shrub or small tree. It grows 1-12 m tall. It is densely hairy. The leaf stalk is 10 mm long. The leaf blade is oval and 7-11 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. There are teeth along the edge towards the tip. The leaf tapers to the tip. There are 7-9 side veins each side of the main vein. The flowers are in the axils of leaves. The flowers are small (2 mm) but the flowering stalk is 2-4 cm long. The flowers are white. The fruit is round and about 3 mm across.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
shrub
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| Growth support |
-
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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) |
1.0 - 7.5
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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
A tropical plant. It grows in sparse broad-leaved forests and shrubby areas in damp places between 200-1400 m altitude in S China. In Vietnam in mountainous areas and along roads. Melbourne Botanical Gardens. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
| 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 young leaves are eaten in dishes with other vegetables and pork or fish.
| Uses |
medicinal
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| Edible
|
leaves
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| Therapeutic use
|
-
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| Human toxicity |
-
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds.
| 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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