Characteristics
A shrub with many stems. It grows 2-4 m tall. The leaves are opposite and smooth. They become wider and rounded towards the tip and taper to the base. The blade is 2-5 cm long by 1-2.1 cm wide. The stalks are short. The flowers are pale green and without stalks. They are slightly like tubes and 0.7-1 cm long by 0.4 cm wide. About 1-3 flowers occur together in the axils of the upper leaves. The fruit are cone shaped and 0.7-1 cm long by 0.4-0.7 cm wide. They are in a velvety tube with lobes at the tip. These contain 1-2 seeds.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
2.0 - 4.0
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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 |
c3
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Environment
It is a tropical plant. They grow in mangrove forests near the landward side. They can grow along tidal watercourses.
| 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 leaves are used as flavouring when cooking turtles.
Cultivation
Plants are grown from seed.
| 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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