Characteristics
A tree up to 40 m tall. The leaves are simple and 4-9 cm long. They are smooth and with many oil dots visible. The leaf is elongated with a pointed tip. The fruit are 1-1.2 cm long by 1-1.6 cm wide. They hang in bunches either in the angles where leaves join or at the ends of branches. As the fruit ripen they become dark purple. The crushed fruit smells slightly of eucalyptus. The fruit has a crown on the end with a stalk in its centre. The fruit has one seed inside. The seed is 0.7-0.8 cm wide by 0.8-1.1 cm long. The fruit is edible
| Life form |
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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) |
0.01 - 0.01
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| Mature height (meter) |
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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. It occurs in the lowland and highland rainforest in northeast Queensland in Australia. It grows between 520-1400 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
| Uses |
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| Edible
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fruits
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| Therapeutic use
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-
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| Human toxicity |
-
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
Plants are grown from fresh seed.
| Mode |
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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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