Characteristics
A shrub or small tree. It grows 4-6 m high. It can be 18 m tall. The bark is grey to brown and smooth. The leaves are sword shaped. They are 11 cm long by 5 cm wide. They are glossy green. The leaves taper to both ends. The edges are wavy. The leaf stalk is 6 mm long. The flowers are creamy-white with dark red or purple marks on the throat. The flowers are bell shaped and 10 cm long by 8 cm wide. They have a sweet scent. They occur singly in the axils of leaves. The fruit is round and about 5 cm across. They are green when mature but become blackish when dry.
| Life form |
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| Growth form |
tree
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
-
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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) |
4.0 - 6.0
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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 |
-
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Environment
A tropical plant. It grows in woodland and at the edges of evergreen forest. It grows in Miombo woodland in Africa. In Brisbane Botanical Gardens.
| 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
| Uses |
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| Edible
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fruits
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| Therapeutic use
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| Human toxicity |
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seed.
| Mode |
seedlings
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| Germination duration (days) |
30 - 90
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
21 - 23
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
soaking
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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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