Characteristics
A climbing shrub or woody vine. It grows on fences and hedges. It has tendrils. It grows 3-5 m long. Young stems are angular. The leaves are opposite and have 2 leaflets. The leaflets are 6-10 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. They are narrowly oval. The leaves are glossy. The flowers are trumpet shaped and purple. They occur in clusters. It smells a bit like garlic.
| Life form |
annual
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| Growth form |
vine
|
| Growth support |
climber
|
| Foliage retention |
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
6.0 - 9.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
|
| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|
| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
A tropical plant. It can tolerate drought.
| 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 leaves are used in the same way as garlic. The garlic flavoured leaves and stems are used as flavouring.
| Uses |
medicinal
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| Edible
|
leaves
|
| Therapeutic use
|
-
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| Human toxicity |
-
|
| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
It is grown from stem cuttings. It can also be grown by seed.
| Mode |
cuttings
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°) |
1
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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