Characteristics
A prickly clumping palm. Most parts have spines. These are 3-6 cm long. The stems are underground. Leaves are about 2.5-4 m long. They are held erect. They grow in rings from short trunks which lie along the ground. The leaflets are smooth and broad. They are 45 cm long by 10 cm wide. They occur in clusters of 2-4 on each side of the stalk. They are held in one plane. The fruit are 4 cm long and scaly. They have a sweet edible pulp. They have a short nipple like tip.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
shrub
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
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| Sexuality |
dioecy
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| 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 |
-
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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 shady forests. It grows in lowland and monsoonal rainforests and swamps.
| 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 fruit are eaten. They are sour. They are flavoured then eaten.
| Uses |
food
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| Edible
|
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 seeds.
| Mode |
seedlings
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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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