Characteristics
A shrub or small tree. It grows 3-10 m tall. The leaves are greenish blue. They are narrowly oval and 3-8 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. The upper leaf surface is shiny and the lower surface has a white powdery covering. The flowers are usually at the ends of branches. They have a sweet smell. The flowers are small and contain both male and female parts. The fruit is fleshy and has one seed. The fruit are black or purple when ripe and 1 cm long.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
parasite
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
entomogamy
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
7.5
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
Dry forest areas on lava substrates or on cinder cones, up to higher elevations in more humid forest, or in secondary Metrosideros forest; at elevations from about 450-2,550 metres.
| Light |
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| Soil humidity |
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| Soil texture |
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| Soil acidity |
-
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
-
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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