Characteristics
A tree. It grows 15 m tall. It can be 35 m tall. The trunk is 30 cm across. The leaves are alternate and simple. The leaves are sword shaped and 12-18 cm long by 5 cm wide. The flowers are 8 mm across and yellow to pink. The fruit is oval and fleshy. It is 2-3 cm long. It is yellow.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
-
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
0.3
|
| Mature height (meter) |
13.5
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
A tropical plant. It grows in forests at low and medium levels above sea level. It grows up to 400 m above sea level. It can be on sandy or clay soils but also on limestone.
| Light |
-
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| Soil humidity |
-
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| Soil texture |
-
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| Soil acidity |
-
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
-
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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