Characteristics
An annual herb. It is small and erect. It grows 30-50 cm tall. The leaves are opposite and broadly oval. They are 5-12 cm long. They are heart shaped at the base and pointed at the top. There are teeth along the edge. The leaf stalks are 3-7 cm long. The flowers are in branched groups 7-20 cm long at the ends of branches. The flowers are pale blue and on 3-4 cm long stalks. The fruit are round and 2-3 mm across. They are brown with purple dots.
| Life form |
annual
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| Growth form |
-
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
entomogamy
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
0.35 - 0.45
|
| 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. In Nepal it grows between 900-1,500 m above sea level.
| 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 leaves are cooked as a vegetable.
Cultivation
Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
| 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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