Characteristics
A sedge. These grow in clumps and have grass like leaves and solid stalks. It keeps growing from year to year. It forms many tillers. It grows 10-60 cm high. The stalks are erect and 3 sided.
Life form |
perennial
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Growth form |
herb
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Growth support |
free-standing
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Foliage retention |
deciduous
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Sexuality |
monoecy
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Pollination |
-
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Spread |
-
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Mature width (meter) |
-
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Mature height (meter) |
0.2 - 0.6
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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
It is a tropical plant. In Java it grows up to 600 m above sea level. It grows in swampy and grassland locations.
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 very young tender plants are eaten raw or steamed.
Uses |
-
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Edible
|
leaves
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Therapeutic use
|
-
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Human toxicity |
-
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Animal toxicity |
-
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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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