Characteristics
A tree. It grows to 20 m high. The trunk is sometimes fluted. The bark is dark brown to black and finely cracked and scales off in small square pieces. The tree has a dense crown. It keeps its leaves throughout the year. The leaves are dark green and glossy. They are arranged in spirals. The leaves are 5-12 cm long by 2.5-3 cm wide. They are oblong or narrowly oval. The flowers are in the axils of leaves. There are 5-10 flowers in a cluster on branches coming out from a common point. The flowers are greenish-yellow and have a scent. The fruit are 1.2-2 cm long. The fruit are purplish-black when ripe. There is one seed.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
entomogamy
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
16.0
|
| 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. They grow in moist seasonal evergreen forest. They are common between 800-2000 m altitude.
| Light |
-
|
| Soil humidity |
-
|
| Soil texture |
-
|
| Soil acidity |
-
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
The ripe fruit are eaten after cooking.
| Uses |
wood
|
| Edible
|
fruits
|
| Therapeutic use
|
-
|
| Human toxicity |
-
|
| Animal toxicity |
-
|
Cultivation
Plants are usually grown from seed.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
-
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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