Characteristics
A tree. It grows 7-15 m high. The crown is dense. The trunk is grooved and 25-35 cm across. The leaves are compound with 2 pairs of opposite leaves. The leaflets are 2-6 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. The fruit is oval and smooth. They are yellow when ripe. There is a thin sweet edible pulp.
| Life form |
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| Growth form |
tree
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| Growth support |
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
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| Sexuality |
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| Pollination |
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| Spread |
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| Mature width (meter) |
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| Mature height (meter) |
9.0 - 13.0
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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
An understorey tree in the Atlantic and coastal rainforests, most commonly in dense, primary formations and only occasionally in the more open, secondary growth.
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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
Plants are grown from seeds. The seeds are collected from ripe fruit after they are partly decomposed and washed in running water. Seeds need to be planted fresh in light shade. Seedlings emerge in 2-3 months.
| 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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