Characteristics
A shrub or small tree. It grows 6 m tall. Young parts have rusty coloured hairs. The leaves are narrowly oval and 5-10 cm long by 3-6.5 cm wide. The flowers are in the axils of leaves. The flowers mature from the bottom up. The flowers have 4 parts. The fruit is round and fleshy. It is whitish and 2.5-3 cm across. The seeds are black.
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| Growth form |
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| Growth support |
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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) |
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| Mature height (meter) |
6.0
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| Root system |
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
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| Flower color |
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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 tropical plant. It grows up to 1,230 m above sea level.
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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
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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