Characteristics
A low bush or shrub. It grows 2 m tall. The twigs are grey. The leaves have shallow, blunt teeth. It loses its leaves during the year. The fruit is slightly smaller than a jujube and less sweet. It is round and yellowish-orange to purple.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
shrub
|
| Growth support |
-
|
| Foliage retention |
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
entomogamy
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
2.5
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
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| Blooming months |
-
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a Mediterranean plant. It grows in dry habitats. It grows in the Sahel and Sahara in West Africa. It can grow in arid places.
| Light |
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| Soil humidity |
|
| 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 occasionally eaten or made into bread or wine. The fresh and dried fruit are eaten raw.
Cultivation
It can be grown as a hedge.
| Mode |
cuttings
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°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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