Propagation | By seed. |
Cultivation | Best grown in full sun to partial shade with moist, well-drained soil. Cannot be grown in full shade. |
Notable Specimens | Sukhothai, Thailand |
Habitat | Monsoon tropics to frost-free subtropics. |
Bark/Stem Description | Greyish-brown with longitude fissured bark. |
Leaf Description | Spirally arranged on branches, linear-oblong, lanceolate to elliptical in shape, pointed at both ends, 25 cm long and 8 cm wide. |
Flower Description | Dense foliage, grows up to 30 cm long, widely branched, and tertiary. |
Fruit Description | Large drupe, thick pulp, single seed, thick skin, and length can vary from 2.5 cm to 30 cm. |
Colour Description | Fruit is yellow to red when ripe. Fruit flesh is yellow. Flowers are reddish-pink, pale green, or white. |