Characteristics
A spreading tree. It grows up to 25 m high. The young branches are hairy. The trees do not have spines. The leaves are arranged in spirals. They are clustered at the tip of the stems. The leaves are 8.5-16.6 cm long and 2.7-6.5 cm wide. They are narrow or broadly oblong. The leaf stalk is 1-2.6 cm long. The flowers are white. The flowers have both sexes. They occur in tufts of 2-10 flowers. The fruit are 3-3.5 cm long by 1.8-2 cm wide. The fruit are yellow. There is one or occasionally two seeds. They are 2 cm long. The fruit are edible.
| Life form |
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| Growth form |
tree
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
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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) |
25.0
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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 in mountains and shady valleys. It grows between 500-1,500 m altitude.
| 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 or cooked.
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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