Characteristics
A shrub. It is an evergreen climber. It grows attached to other plants. The leaves have long stalks. They are alternate. The leaves have 3-5 leaflets and the leaflets have short stalks. They are 8-20 cm long by 3-8.5 cm wide. They are oblong with the middle leaflet the largest. The flowers are cream. They are in round heads.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
climber
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
-
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
-
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| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
A tropical plant. In Nepal plants grow between 300-1800 m altitude. They grow in open sunny places. It occurs in the Western Ghats in India.
| 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 fresh.
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seed or cuttings.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
20 - 30
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
23
|
| Germination luminosity |
light
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
1
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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