Characteristics
A small tree. It grows 36 m tall. The leaves are opposite and simple. The flowers are 4 mm across. They are yellow to orange. The flowers are in round flower heads. The fruit are about 18 mm across. They are yellowish-brown. They form a compact round fruiting body.
| Life form |
-
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| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
36.0
|
| 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
|
Environment
A tropical plant. It grows in forests and swamps up to 700 m above sea level. It can be on sandy, clay or limestone soils.
| 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 fruit are eaten. The young leaves are eaten.
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds. It can be grown from cuttings.
| Mode |
cuttings
seedlings
|
| 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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