Characteristics
A tree. It grows 5-11 m tall. The crown is round. The trunk is short and 30-60 cm across. The bark is thick and fibrous with cracks along it. The leaves are compound with leaflets along the stalk. The leaves are alternate. There are 5-7 leaflets with the central vein easily visible. The leaves are 8-16 cm long on leaf stalks 4-6 cm long. The leaflets are 3-9 cm long and 2-3 cm wide. The flowers are in a compound group at the ends of the branches. These are 25-35 cm long. The fruit is oval and fleshy. There is one seed.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
-
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
dioecy
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
7.5 - 10.5
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
1.0
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
Found mainly in open areas and woods with well-drained soils in savannah areas and scrubland.
| Light |
-
|
| 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
Cultivation
Plants are grown from seed. Ripe fruit are harvested and put in plastc bags until they soften then the seeds are removed. The fresh seed are planted and germinate in 4-6 weeks Seedlings can be planted in the field after 6-7 months.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
-
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
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| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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