Characteristics
A tree. It grows to 20 m high. The leaves have stalks. They are oblong to sword shaped. They taper towards the tip. They are leathery and hairy underneath. Flowers occur singly. They are in the axils of leaves at the tips of branches. Flowers are yellow.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
20.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
|
| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
In Nepal it grows between 1200-2200 m altitude.
| 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 |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
The powdered bark is mixed with corn flour and baked to make bread.
Cultivation
Plants are grown from seed.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
120
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
10
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
stratification
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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