Characteristics
A small tree. It grows 4-10 m tall. The bark is creamy-grey and fibrous forming papery layers. The leaves are alternate and 6-10 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. They are oval and silver to dull grey-green. The flowers are creamy-green or yellow and in dense spikes. These are 4-10 cm long by 3-4 cm wide. The fruit is a woody capsule. It is cup shaped and 2-3 mm long by 2-3 mm wide.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
4.0 - 10.0
|
| 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 along the edge of occasionally flooded swamps.
| Light |
-
|
| Soil humidity |
-
|
| Soil texture |
-
|
| Soil acidity |
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
The leaves are used to flavour meat.
| Uses |
ornamental
|
| Edible
|
leaves
|
| Therapeutic use
|
-
|
| Human toxicity |
-
|
| Animal toxicity |
-
|
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds. The dry mature capsules are put in a paper bag until the seeds are released and then the seed sown. Plants can be grown from cuttings using rooting hormone.
| Mode |
cuttings
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
-
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
|
| Germination luminosity |
light
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
22 - 38
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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