Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortAbelmoschus moschatus
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb, sub-shrub | Physiology | deciduous, multi stem |
| Habit | prostrate/procumbent/semi-erect | Category | ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic |
| Life span | annual, biennial, perennial | Plant attributes | |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 20 | 30 | 10 | 35 | Soil texture | medium, organic | medium, organic |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1000 | 1400 | 900 | 1500 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | - | - | 23 | 29 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 900 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | cloudy skies | very bright | light shade | 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. | can become a weed |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 0 | 0 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |
| material | essential oils | seeds |
| medicinal | genitourinary system applications | seeds |
| medicinal | blood system applications | seeds |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | seeds |
| medicinal | nervous system applications | seeds |
| medicinal | genitourinary system applications | roots |
| medicinal | genitourinary system applications | leaves |