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Vernonia amygdalina

Description
Life form	shrub, tree	Physiology	single stem, multi stem
Habit	erect	Category	forage/pasture, vegetables, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood, environmental
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	medium (50-150 cm)	shallow (20-50 cm)
Temperat. requir.	20	26	16	35	Soil texture	light	medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	750	2000	600	2400	Soil fertility	moderate	low
Latitude	-	-	20	20	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	600	2800	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	low (<4 dS/m)
Soil PH	5.5	7	5	7.5	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry)
Light intensity	very bright	very bright	very bright	very bright

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar)	Photoperiod
Killing temp. during rest	no input	Killing temp. early growth	no input
Abiotic toler.	drought	Abiotic suscept.	flooding
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system		Crop cycle	365	365
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity

(at most All5102550100)

Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
food & beverage	vitamins	leaves
food & beverage	minerals	leaves
animal food (feed)	vitamins	leaves
animal food (feed)	minerals	leaves
fuels	fuelwood	bark
fuels	charcoal	bark
material	timber wood	bark
medicinal	digestive system applications	roots
medicinal	digestive system applications	leaves
medicinal	skin applications	leaves
environmental	erosion control	entire plant
environmental	living fence	entire plant
environmental	ornamental/turf	entire plant