Characteristics
A large shrub. It grows 6 m tall. The leaves are opposite and narrowly oval. They are large and velvety. The flowers are whit or yellowish. They have a strong scent. The flower buds are egg shaped or cup shaped. The fruit is a follicle.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
5.0 - 6.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
It is a tropical plant. It grows in mixed broadleaf forests up to 1,800 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
| Light |
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| Soil humidity |
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| Soil texture |
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| Soil acidity |
-
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
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Usage
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
120
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
10
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
stratification
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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