Size & morphology12
Fruit length2.25 mm
Leaf length14 mm
Leaf length max40 mm
Leaf length min20 mm
Leaf width12 mm
Leaf width max40 mm
Leaf width min15 mm
Petiole length0.7 cm
Plant height0.6 m
Plant height max1 m
Plant height min0.3 m
Seed mass0.86 mg⚠ sources differ — TRY: 0.86 mg · AusTraits: 0.725 mg
Life cycle & reproduction9
Dispersal typeanimal
Flowering endApr
Flowering startSep
Flowering timeyyynnnnnnyyy
Life spanperennial
Pollination syndromeinsect
Reproductive maturity1 years
Resprouting capacityresprouts
Sex typehermaphrodite
Diet & foraging1
Parasiteindependent
Habitat & environment9
Aquaticterrestrial
Climatesubtropical
Climberself-supporting
Epiphyteterrestrial
Fruit typemericarp
Growth formherb
Leaf compoundnesssimple
Leaf shapetriangular
Woodinesswoody⚠ sources differ — TRY: woody · AusTraits: herbaceous · GIFT: non-woody
Physiology & chemistry7
Leaf C:N ratio31.81 g/g
Leaf c439 mg/g
Leaf n13.8 mg/g
Leaf p0.43 mg/g
Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer
Photosynthetic pathwayC3
Specific leaf area (SLA)7.41 mm²/mg
Other traits1
Plant support typefree-standing