Characteristics
A tree. It grows 15-25 m tall. The bark is brown and slightly flaky. The leaves are alternate. The leaves have lobes at the base partly clasping the stalk. They are hairy underneath. There are teeth along the edge in the upper half. The flowers occur singly in the axils of leaves. The fruit are capsules 6-8 cm long. It is woody and splits into 5 sections. There are many oval seeds.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
13.5 - 17.5
|
| Root system |
-
|
| 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 |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
Scattered in dense evergreen forest and also found in dry forests and the more open, secondary formations; at elevations from 100-900 metres.
| 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 bark is chewed with betel leaf replacing betel nut.
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| 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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