Characteristics
Life form |
perennial
|
Growth form |
herb
|
Growth support |
-
|
Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
Pollination |
entomogamy
|
Spread |
-
|
Mature width (meter) |
2.0
|
Mature height (meter) |
0.3
|
Root system |
adventitious-root
fibrous-root
rhizome
|
Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
Flower color |
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Blooming months |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|
Fruit color |
-
|
Fruiting months |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|
Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
It is a tropical plant. In Yunnan.
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 |
-
|
Hardiness (USDA) |
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Usage
The leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
Cultivation
Can be grown by divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode |
divisions
seedlings
|
Germination duration (days) |
14 - 21
|
Germination temperacture (C°) |
18 - 23
|
Germination luminosity |
dark
|
Germination treatment |
stratification
|
Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
Size |
-
|
Vigor |
-
|
Productivity |
-
|