Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortErythrina fusca
Description | |||
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Life form | tree | Physiology | single stem |
Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture, vegetables, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood, environmental |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 16 | 24 | 12 | 32 | Soil texture | heavy, medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 1200 | 3000 | 1000 | 3500 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
Latitude | - | - | 15 | 20 | Soil Al. tox | low (6-15% of CEC) | high (<5% of CEC) |
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 4.5 | 6.5 | 4 | 7 | Soil drainage | poorly (saturated >50% of year) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) |
Light intensity | clear skies | very bright | clear skies | very bright |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw) | Photoperiod | |
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Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | small scale (manual), intermediate (animal drawn) | Crop cycle | 365 | 365 |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
inter-culture | cocoa, coffee | |||
inter-cropping | maize, cassava |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
food & beverage | vitamins | leaves |
food & beverage | minerals | leaves |
food & beverage | vitamins | flowers |
food & beverage | minerals | flowers |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | leaves |
animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
poison | insects | flowers |
medicinal | skin applications | stems |
medicinal | roots | |
environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
environmental | revegetation | entire plant |
environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |
environmental | living fence | entire plant |
environmental | soil improvers | leaves |