Characteristics
An evergreen tree. It grows 20-25 m tall. The trunk is 60-80 cm across. The bark is smooth and grey. The leaves are large and long. The nut is oval and 5-5.5 cm long by 2.5 cm wide.
| Life form |
-
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
monoecy
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
0.6 - 0.8
|
| Mature height (meter) |
20.0 - 25.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
|
| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
A tropical plant. It grows in tropical evergreen forests at 500-1,000 m altitude. It occurs on slopes and mountain tops.
| Light |
-
|
| Soil humidity |
-
|
| Soil texture |
-
|
| Soil acidity |
-
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
-
|
Usage
The starch in the nut is edible. It is also used to distill alcohol. Caution: Alcohol is a cause of cancer.
| Uses |
-
|
| Edible
|
nuts
|
| Therapeutic use
|
-
|
| Human toxicity |
-
|
| Animal toxicity |
-
|
Cultivation
Plants are grown from seeds.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
120 - 365
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
10
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
|
Home