Characteristics
A straggly tree up to 10-20 m tall. Trees can be up to 30 m tall and have buttresses. Often small shoots occur on the trunk. The bark is brown, rough and papery. The young twigs are four angled and have short wings. The leaves are sword shaped and 8-16 cm long by 3-5.5 cm wide. They are dark green on the upper surface and paler green underneath. They are smooth and leathery. They have a pointed tip. The veins in the leaf are easy to see. The leaf stalk is less than 1 cm long. The flowers are cream coloured and occur as clusters on the ends of small branches. They have many stamens and are 0.8-1 cm across. The flowers are towards the ends of branches. The fruit is fleshy and dark purple. They are 1.3 cm across. They hang in clusters. They are edible. There is one seed in the fruit.
Life form |
perennial
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Growth form |
tree
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Growth support |
free-standing
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Foliage retention |
evergreen
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Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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Pollination |
-
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Spread |
-
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Mature width (meter) |
-
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Mature height (meter) |
30.0
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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 |
c3
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Environment
It is a tropical plant and occurs in northern Australia. It is found in monsoon forest. It occurs near swamps on land that is occasionally flooded. They require a sheltered position. They are sensitive to frost. They do best with soils with a high organic matter.
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
Uses |
-
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Edible
|
fruits
|
Therapeutic use
|
-
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Human toxicity |
-
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Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
They are grown from seed. The seed needs to be fresh.
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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