Characteristics
A tree. It grows 25 m high. The trunk is 55 cm across. The young shoots have soft flattened hairs. The leaves are clustered in spirals. They are 12-22 cm long by 5-8 cm wide. The flowers are in tufts on small twigs and on the trunk. The stalks are up to 2 cm long. They are brown and hairy. The fruit can occur singly or in groups. The fruit is a round or oval berry. It is 4 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. It is green and turns orange or yellow as it ripens. The pulp is pale yellow and edible. There are 1 or 2 large brown seeds. These are 2.5 cm long.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
-
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
0.55
|
| Mature height (meter) |
21.5
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
A tropical plant. It grows in semi-evergreen seasonal forest. It grows between 200-600 m altitude. It grows on clay or sand.
| Light |
-
|
| Soil humidity |
-
|
| Soil texture |
-
|
| Soil acidity |
-
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
-
|
Usage
The pulp of the fruit is eaten raw.
| Uses |
wood
|
| Edible
|
fruits
seeds
|
| Therapeutic use
|
-
|
| Human toxicity |
-
|
| Animal toxicity |
-
|
Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
-
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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