Characteristics
A tall tree. It grows 10-18 m high and spreads 5-12 m wide. The crown is round or spreading. The bark is dark brown and wrinkled. The leaves are simple and 5-14 cm long by 2.5-4.5 cm wide. The upper-side of the leaves has a few hairs while the underside has rusty hairs but becomes smooth with age. The leaves are crowded towards the ends of small branches. The flowers are 0.5 cm long and greenish-cream. The fruit are berries 15-39 mm long by 10-32 mm wide. They occur singly or in bunches in the axils of leaves. As they ripen they change from red to orange. There are 1-5 seeds. These are 15-22 mm long. The fruit are edible.
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| Growth form |
tree
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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) |
5.0 - 12.0
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| Mature height (meter) |
10.0 - 18.0
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| Flower color |
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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. They grow naturally in the foothills of the rainforest in NE Queensland in Australia. It grows between 200-1240 m altitude. It needs well drained soil.
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| Soil humidity |
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| Soil acidity |
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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 fresh seed.
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
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| Vigor |
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| Productivity |
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