Characteristics
It is a shrub or small tree. It grows to 8 m tall. The bark is brown and papery. The young shoots are covered with grey hairs. The leaves are oblong and 20 cm long by 5 cm wide. They are dull green on the upper surface and paler underneath. The flowers are white or pink. They are about 2.5 cm across. The stamens are easy to see. The flowers occur in clusters in the axils of leaves. The fruit are long and red when ripe. They are 3.5 cm long.
| Life form |
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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) |
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| Mature height (meter) |
8.0
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| 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 |
c3
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Environment
A tropical and subtropical plant. It grows naturally in the rainforest. In tropical Queensland it grows from sea level to 800 m altitude.
| 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
CAUTION: The fruit are known to produce blindness when eaten in large amounts. Fruit may be edible in small amounts.
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from fresh seed.
| Mode |
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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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