Characteristics
A tree. It grows 8-25 m high and spreads 4-8 m wide. The trunk is usually single and the bark is grey. The leaves are simple and 5-15 cm long. There are 2 glands on the leaf stalk close to where it joins the leaf. The fruit is 35-45 mm long by 35 mm wide. They hang singly or in clusters in the axils of leaves or from old branches. There is one seed inside. The seed is 25 mm long by 16 mm wide. It is enclosed in a red aril. The aril is edible. The kernel is edible in small amounts.
| Life form |
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| Growth form |
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| Growth support |
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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) |
4.0 - 8.0
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| Mature height (meter) |
8.0 - 25.0
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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
A tropical plant. It grows in the foothills of the rainforest in NE Queensland in Australia. It grows between 40-400 m altitude. They suit tropical and subtropical regions. Plants are damaged by frost.
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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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arils
nuts
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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 fresh seed. Seed are slow to germinate. Plants can be grown from cuttings. They are slow to strike.
| Mode |
cuttings
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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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