Characteristics
An evergreen tree to about 25 m tall. The trunk is 60-80 cm across. The leaves are narrowly oval. They are 16-20 cm long by 5-9 cm wide. They are thickly leathery. The fruit are dark brown when ripe They are oblong and 5-6 cm long by 3-4 cm wide.
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| Growth form |
tree
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
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| Sexuality |
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| Pollination |
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| Spread |
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| Mature width (meter) |
0.6 - 0.8
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| Mature height (meter) |
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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 dense humid forests on low hills at about 600 m altitude in southern China. In 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 fruit pulp is sweet and edible.
| Uses |
food
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| Edible
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fruits
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| Therapeutic use
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| Human toxicity |
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| Animal toxicity |
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Cultivation
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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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