Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortLawsonia inermis
Description | |||
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Life form | shrub, tree | Physiology | single stem, multi stem |
Habit | erect | Category | materials, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 19 | 27 | 13 | 33 | Soil texture | heavy, medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 500 | 1500 | 250 | 4200 | Soil fertility | high | low |
Latitude | 20 | 20 | 40 | 40 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 5 | 7 | 4.3 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
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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 | Crop cycle | 100 | 365 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
material | dye/tannin | leaves |
material | dye/tannin | bulbs |
material | essential oils | flowers |
material | timber wood | bark |
medicinal | genitourinary system applications | roots |
medicinal | digestive system applications | roots |
medicinal | respiratory applications | roots |
medicinal | immune system applications | leaves |
medicinal | muscular/skeletal applications | leaves |
medicinal | muscular/skeletal applications | flowers |
medicinal | digestive system applications | leaves |
medicinal | digestive system applications | flowers |
medicinal | nutritional applications | leaves |
environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
environmental | living fence | entire plant |
environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |