Characteristics
A perennial hermaphrodite shrub. It grows 2m high.
Life form |
perennial
|
Growth form |
shrub
|
Growth support |
free-standing
|
Foliage retention |
-
|
Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
Pollination |
entomogamy
|
Spread |
-
|
Mature width (meter) |
-
|
Mature height (meter) |
2.0
|
Root system |
-
|
Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
Flower color |
-
|
Blooming months |
-
|
Fruit color |
-
|
Fruiting months |
-
|
Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
Disturbed areas and forest margins in littoral forests, cerrados and restingas, in sandy or calcareous soils; at elevations from 500-1,500 metres.
Light |
-
|
Soil humidity |
-
|
Soil texture |
-
|
Soil acidity |
-
|
Soil nutriment |
-
|
Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
The fruit are used to flavour sweets.
Cultivation
Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode |
cuttings
seedlings
|
Germination duration (days) |
15 - 21
|
Germination temperacture (C°) |
21 - 26
|
Germination luminosity |
light
|
Germination treatment |
-
|
Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
Size |
-
|
Vigor |
-
|
Productivity |
-
|