Characteristics
A tall shrub. It grows 3-8 m high and spreads 2-6 m wide. The young growth has long white hairs. The bark is stringy and silvery-grey. The branches are spreading or curve upwards. The leaves are 6-25 cm long by 2.5-8.5 cm wide. They are broadly sword shaped. The base tapers to a long stalk. The flower heads are 14.5 cm across. They occur at the ends of branches. The flowers are white to cream and have a sweet scent. The fleshy fruit is 0.7 cm long by 0.8 cm wide. It is black and can be hairy.
| 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 |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
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| Spread |
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| Mature width (meter) |
2.0 - 6.0
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| Mature height (meter) |
3.0 - 8.0
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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
It is a tropical plant. It lives in vine thickets in the coastal region. It needs very good drainage.
| 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
| Uses |
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| Edible
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fruits
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| Therapeutic use
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| Human toxicity |
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| Animal toxicity |
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Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seed. They can possibly also be grown from cuttings.
| 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°) |
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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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