Characteristics
A medium sized lowland rainforest tree. It grows 40 m tall. It has large buttresses up to 3 m high and 3 m wide. The leaves are simple and entire. They are broadly oval and 12-40 cm long by 10-35 cm wide. The flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves or towards the ends of branches. The seeds are oblong and 1-2.3 cm long. They are black.
| Life form |
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| Growth form |
tree
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| Growth support |
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
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| Sexuality |
-
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| Pollination |
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
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| Mature height (meter) |
40.0
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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 on Rennell Island around swamps.
| 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
Children eat the seeds of the ripe fruit.
| Uses |
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| Edible
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nuts
seeds
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| Therapeutic use
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| Human toxicity |
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| Animal toxicity |
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Cultivation
Plants are grown from seeds.
| Mode |
seedlings
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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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