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The following description is taken from Flora of China Editorial Committee (2015);Plants 3-12(-15) m tall, densely branched, young parts finely pubescent or glabrous. Leaves 7-25 cm, petiole 2-8 cm, leaflets (3-)5-13, petiolules 1-2.5 mm, leaflet blades ovate to elliptic, 3-8 ? 1.5-4.5 cm, abaxially pubescent to nearly glabrous, base obliquely rounded, apex acute to acuminate. Inflorescences axillary or rameal, panicles or cymes, branches and flower buds crimson. Flowers numerous, small. Sepals narrowly elliptic, 3-5 mm, base sparingly pubescent. Petals white with purple markings or pink to red with darker markings, 6-9 ? 3-4 mm. Shorter stamens sterile, occasionally 1 or 2 fertile. Ovary pubescent. Berry yellow to yellow-brown, oblong, 7-13 ? 5-8 cm, deeply (3-)5(or 6)-ribbed, stellate in cross section, very fleshy. Seeds numerous, blackish brown.

Related crop

  • Averrhoa carambola

Related invasive species

  • Yellows
  • Sterilizers

Related Farm Practice

  • Flora
Has Cabi datasheet ID
8082
Oss tagged
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