Characteristics
A shrub or small tree. It is crooked and has many branches. It grows 5-12 m high. The branches are thick and covered with dense hairs when young. The leaves are alternate and have long leaf stalks. They have 5-7 leaflets arranged like fingers on a hand. The leaflets have long stalks. They are narrowly oval. The flowering stalks can be in the axils of leaves or at the top of the plant. They have 10-20 flowered groups. The flowers are yellowish green. The fruit are round and have 4-8 seeds.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
-
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
5.0 - 12.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
A tropical plant. It grows in the tropical forests and near water. It grows from 500 m above sea level to the tops of mountains in Java. It grows up to 2,250 m above sea level.
| Light |
-
|
| Soil humidity |
-
|
| Soil texture |
-
|
| Soil acidity |
-
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
-
|
Usage
The young leaves and roots are used to flavour food.
| Uses |
food
|
| Edible
|
leaves
roots
|
| Therapeutic use
|
-
|
| Human toxicity |
-
|
| Animal toxicity |
-
|
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds. It is mostly grown by cuttings. It is grown as a hedge.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
20 - 30
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
23
|
| Germination luminosity |
light
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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