Characteristics
A shrub. The stems are prickly. The leaves are unequal and almost without stalks. The larger leaf has long lobes and the opposite leaf is smaller. The flowers are blue or white and in groups. The fruit are large yellow to orange berries.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
shrub
|
| Growth support |
climber
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
1.5 - 2.5
|
| Mature height (meter) |
3.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the lowland Amazon rainforest. It has been recorded up to 1,800 m above sea level.
| 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
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°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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