Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortAcacia farnesiana
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | tree | Physiology | single stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | materials, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, environmental |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 20 | 32 | 7 | 42 | Soil texture | medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 400 | 1400 | 150 | 4000 | Soil fertility | low | low |
| Latitude | 12 | 12 | 36 | 36 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1300 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | high (>10 dS/m)) |
| Soil PH | 6.5 | 7 | 4.3 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
| Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical dry summer (Cs) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 60 | 240 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |
| environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
| environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
| material | dye/tannin | fruits |
| material | essential oils | flowers |
| material | gums/resins | exudates |
| material | cosmetics & perfumery | flowers |
| material | dye/tannin | stems |
| material | timber wood | bark |
| poison | mammals | seeds |
| medicinal | blood system applications | stems |
| medicinal | skin applications | stems |
| medicinal | muscular/skeletal applications | leaves |
| medicinal | muscular/skeletal applications | roots |
| medicinal | metabolic system applications | leaves |
| medicinal | metabolic system applications | roots |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | flowers |
| fuels | fuelwood | bark |
| animal food (feed) | protein | fruits |