Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortLitchi chinensis
Description | |||
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Life form | tree | Physiology | evergreen, single stem, C3 photosynthesis |
Habit | erect | Category | fruits & nuts, materials, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood, environmental |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on large scale |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 20 | 35 | 15 | 40 | Soil texture | medium, organic | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 1000 | 1700 | 700 | 2800 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
Latitude | 13 | 9 | 29 | 32 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 5.5 | 6.5 | 5 | 8.5 | 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), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | -5 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | wind | |
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 100 | 270 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
food & beverage | minerals | fruits |
environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |
environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |
medicinal | fruits | |
medicinal | seeds | |
material | timber wood | bark |
material | honey | flowers |