Characteristics
A tree. It grows 10-35 m tall. The leaves are broadly oval. They are 8-15 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. The fruit is oval and fleshy. It is 3 cm logn by 1.5 cm wide.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
-
|
| Pollination |
entomogamy
|
| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
19.0 - 31.5
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| 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 |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
A tropical plant. It grows in dense forests. They grow in the humid tropics. It grows in evergreen forests at about 650 m above sea level.
| 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
Young leaves and fruit are eaten as a vegetable. Ripe fruits are fibrous but popular.
Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| 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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