Characteristics
A palm. It grows 6 m tall. The stems are 20-25 cm wide. Old leaf stumps remain on the stems. The leaves are about 1 m long and spread out like a fan. The leaf stalk is stiff and spiny. The flower stalk is at the base of the lower living leaves. There are up to 100 white flowers. Fruit ripen towards the end of summer. They are yellowish brown and 1-2 cm wide.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
-
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
1.5 - 2.5
|
| Mature height (meter) |
6.0 - 7.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
|
| Blooming months |
-
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| Fruit color |
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a subtropical plant. In Argentina it grows below 500 m above sea level.
| Light |
|
| 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 fruit are sometimes used to produce a fermented drink.
| Uses |
-
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| Edible
|
fruits
|
| Therapeutic use
|
-
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| Human toxicity |
-
|
| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| 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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