Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortPrunus africana
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | tree | Physiology | evergreen, single stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale, harvested from wild |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 14 | 18 | 12 | 26 | Soil texture | medium, light | medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 900 | 1400 | 700 | 2000 | Soil fertility | moderate | moderate |
| Latitude | - | - | 10 | 15 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | 900 | 3400 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 6.5 | 5 | 7 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | very bright | clear skies | very bright | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw) | Photoperiod | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 365 | 365 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
| environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
| environmental | manure/fertilizer | leaves |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |
| fuels | fuelwood | bark |
| material | timber wood | bark |
| material | honey | flowers |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | leaves |
| medicinal | endocrine system applications | stems |
| medicinal | immune system applications | leaves |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | stems |
| poison | mammals | entire plant |