Characteristics
A climbing plant. There is a tuber under the ground from which the shoots re-grow each year. The stems can have a few hairs. The leaves are compound and alternate. The leaf stalks are 2-6 mm long. The leaflets are 2-10 cm long and 1-3 cm wide. They can have hairs. The midrib on the upper side is often silver coloured. The flowers are in a group in the axils of leaves. The flowers are yellow or pale purple. The standard is 6-10 mm long. The fruit is a pod. It is green with dark mottles. The pod is 2-5 cm long and 3-6 mm wide. There are 3-8 seeds.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
herb
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
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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) |
-
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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 |
rhizobia
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
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Environment
A tropical plant. It grows in monsoon forest and woodland. In tropical Queensland it grows from sea level to 840 m altitude. It can grow in arid places.
| 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 tuber is peeled, cooked and eaten.
Cultivation
| 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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