Characteristics
A shrub. It grows 7 m high. The bark is in papery layers. The leaves can be 4 cm long. They have straight rigid tips. The flowers are yellow. The grow in groups. The fruit is an angular capsule. It is 2-3 mm across.
Life form |
perennial
|
Growth form |
tree
|
Growth support |
free-standing
|
Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
Pollination |
-
|
Spread |
-
|
Mature width (meter) |
-
|
Mature height (meter) |
7.0
|
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 subtropical plant. It grows in sandy soils. It can tolerate light frosts.
Light |
-
|
Soil humidity |
-
|
Soil texture |
-
|
Soil acidity |
-
|
Soil nutriment |
-
|
Hardiness (USDA) |
-
|
Usage
The nectar of the flowers is sucked or soaked in water to make a sweet drink.
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seed.
Mode |
seedlings
|
Germination duration (days) |
-
|
Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
|
Germination luminosity |
light
|
Germination treatment |
-
|
Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
Size |
-
|
Vigor |
-
|
Productivity |
-
|