Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortHibiscus tiliaceus
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | tree | Physiology | evergreen, single stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | materials, forest/wood, environmental |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 22 | 32 | 10 | 36 | Soil texture | heavy, medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1200 | 1600 | 500 | 2000 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | - | - | - | - | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 500 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | high (>10 dS/m)) |
| Soil PH | 6 | 7 | 5.5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 270 | 365 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| fuels | fuelwood | bark |
| material | fibres | |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |
| material | timber wood | bark |
| environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
| environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |