Characteristics
A shrub that loses its leaves. It grows 6 m tall. The bark is brown and scaly and comes off in strips. The leaves are alternate or in rings at the ends of the branches. The leaves are simple and entire. The leaves are 3-6 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. There are teeth near the top of the leaf. Plants are separately male and female. The male flowers are in clusters in the axils of leaves. The female flowers occur singly at the ends of young branches. The flowers are yellowish-green. The fruit is round and 6-8 mm across. They are bluish-green and have 4 seeds. The seeds are flat, fleshy and bluish.
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| Growth form |
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
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| Sexuality |
dioecy
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| Pollination |
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| Spread |
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| Mature width (meter) |
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| Mature height (meter) |
5.0
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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
Bushland and deciduous forest, at elevations from sea-level up to 1,000 metres.
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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
Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings.
| Mode |
seedlings
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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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