Characteristics
A vine. It climbs by aerial roots. It can grow 5-10 m long. The stems are flexible. They are green and 1-3 cm across. The leaves are alternate and of 2 types. They are entire and unequal on the sides and narrowly sword shaped. The leaves on the stem have holes. The leaves are 26-47 cm long by 13-23 cm wide. The upper surface is dull and the lower surface is pale green. The leaf stalks have wings. The flowering shoots occur singly in the axils of leaves and are erect. They have a spathe around them that is 20 cm long and opens on one side. It is green outside and cream inside.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
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| Growth support |
climber
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
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| Sexuality |
-
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| Pollination |
entomogamy
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
0.5 - 1.0
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| Mature height (meter) |
2.25 - 3.25
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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 |
c3
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Environment
An epiphyte, climbing on the trunks of trees in dense rain forest.
| Light |
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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
The very ripe fruit are eaten. Caution: Unripe fruit contain calcium oxalate crystals that can burn the mouth.
Cultivation
Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
| Mode |
cuttings
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°) |
1
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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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