Characteristics
A slender tree. It grows 8-25 m tall. The trunk is 1.2 m across. It has thin buttresses. The leaves are in a spiral at the ends of the branches. The leaves are compound with 7-9 leaflets spread out like fingers on a hand. The leaf stalk is 20 cm long. The leaflets are 10-25 cm long by 3-10 cm wide. The base of the leaf has a sharp point. There are 12-15 pairs of veins. The flowers are in groups towards the ends of branches. The petals are yellow then red. The fruit are fat pods (follicles) that turn yellow-orange at maturity. They are 8-10 cm across. The fruit split at maturity and are bright red inside. There are several glossy black seeds. They are 1-2 cm long.
| 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) |
1.2
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| Mature height (meter) |
8.0 - 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. In Fiji it grows in lowland forest up to 300 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 seeds are eaten roasted or fried.
| Uses |
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| Edible
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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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