Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortPeltophorum africanum
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | shrub, tree | Physiology | semi evergreen, single stem, multi stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture, materials, medicinals & aromatic, 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. | 20 | 32 | 16 | 38 | Soil texture | medium, light | medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1000 | 2500 | 700 | 3000 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | - | - | 25 | 30 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 7 | 5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | very bright | clear skies | very bright | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), subtropical humid (Cf) | Photoperiod | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | -4 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
| Abiotic toler. | drought | 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 |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | protein | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | leaves |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
| material | timber wood | bark |
| material | honey | flowers |
| fuels | fuelwood | bark |
| poison | mammals | exudates |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | stems |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | leaves |
| medicinal | skin applications | roots |
| medicinal | sensory applications | stems |
| medicinal | respiratory applications | roots |
| medicinal | dental applications | leaves |
| medicinal | genitourinary system applications | entire plant |
| environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |