Characteristics
A straggling shrub. The leaves have stalks. They are alternate and divided into 3 leaflets. The leaflets have short stalks. They are 1.2-12.5 cm long by 0.8-6 cm wide. They are broadly oval and taper to the tip. The side leaflets have teeth. The flowers are pinkish. The fruit are red.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
shrub
|
| Growth support |
climber
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
-
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| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
In Nepal plants grow between 2600-2900 m altitude.
| Light |
-
|
| Soil humidity |
-
|
| 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 ripe fruit are eaten fresh.
| Uses |
-
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| Edible
|
fruits
|
| Therapeutic use
|
-
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| Human toxicity |
-
|
| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
Plants are grown by root offshoots or seeds.
| Mode |
-
|
| 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°) |
14 - 20
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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