Characteristics
A large tree. It grows up to 30 m high. The branches and young plant parts are hairy. They are reddish-brown. The leaves are oval. They are heart shaped at the base. They are 10-15 cm long by 5-8 cm wide. The leaf stalk is 1-2 cm long. The flower panicles can be at the ends of branches or in the axils of leaves. They are 5-8 cm long. The flowers have a bell shaped ring of sepals. The fruit is a capsule which is oblong. There are 5 wings along it. They are 4-5 cm long by 5-5.5 cm wide. There is one seed.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
tree
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
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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) |
30.0
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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
A tropical plant. They are found in evergreen forests.
| 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 bark is used in a betel quid.
Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings.
| 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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