Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortVitellaria paradoxa
Description | |||
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Life form | tree | Physiology | single stem |
Habit | erect | Category | materials |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 24 | 38 | 18 | 43 | Soil texture | heavy, medium, light, wide, organic | heavy, medium, light, wide, organic |
Rainfall (annual) | 500 | 1000 | 300 | 1800 | Soil fertility | low | low |
Latitude | 10 | - | 20 | 25 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1500 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 6 | 7 | 5.5 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
Light intensity | very bright | very bright | cloudy skies | very bright |
Climate zone | tropical wet (Ar), steppe or semiarid (Bs) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
Abiotic toler. | fire | Abiotic suscept. | flooding |
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | home garden, small scale (manual) | Crop cycle | 180 | 2,400 |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
material | lipids/oil & fats | seeds |
material | cosmetics & perfumery | seeds |
material | honey | flowers |
material | timber wood | bark |
material | latex/rubber | stems |
material | dye/tannin | bark |
food & beverage | lipids | seeds |
food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
food & beverage | minerals | fruits |
animal food (feed) | lipids | seeds |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | fruits |
animal food (feed) | minerals | fruits |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | leaves |
animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
fuels | fuelwood | bark |
fuels | charcoal | bark |
poison | insects | seeds |
medicinal | skin applications | seeds |
medicinal | muscular/skeletal applications | seeds |
medicinal | digestive system applications | leaves |
medicinal | sensory applications | leaves |
medicinal | digestive system applications | roots |
medicinal | skin applications | roots |
environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
environmental | manure/fertilizer | seeds |
environmental | pollution control | seeds |
environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |