Characteristics
A small climbing shrub. The stem is tough and woody. It has a thick fleshy rootstock. The leaves are simple and opposite. They are 3-6 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. The flowers are small and starry. They are crowded in groups in the axils of leaves. The fruit are brown follicles 4-5 cm across. There are many flattened seeds.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
herb
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| Growth support |
climber
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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) |
-
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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 along the edge of the mangrove swamp.
| 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 plant is poisonous without proper treatment. The fruit are made into jam. They are taken green, cut open and the young seeds removed. Then they are pickled to remove the latex and washed and placed in salt water for 3 days. They are then boiled with sugar. They are boiled without sugar if they are to be eaten with curry. The leaves are also eaten with curry.
Cultivation
| 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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