Characteristics
A large deciduous tree. The bark is dark grey and very rough. The leaves are feathery and compound. There are 3-6 pairs of smooth leaflets with or without a leaflet at the end. The base of the leaflets is unequal. The tip is long and pointy. Male and female flowers are on separate trees. Male flowers are in short compact clusters and are red. Female flowers are larger and more loose. The fruit are small and in loose clusters. They are 6 mm across. They are pink at first and become wrinkled and grey-green when ripe.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
-
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
dioecy
|
| Pollination |
anemogamy
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
9.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
A subtropical plant. It grows in hot, dry sub Himalayan slopes. It grows from 450-1,980 m above sea level.
| Light |
-
|
| Soil humidity |
-
|
| Soil texture |
-
|
| Soil acidity |
-
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
The ripe fruit are eaten raw. They are oily.
Cultivation
Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
| Mode |
cuttings
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
-
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
3
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
soaking
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-12
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
|
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