Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortBoswellia serrata
Description | |||
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Life form | tree | Physiology | deciduous, single stem |
Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture, materials, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood, environmental |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | shallow (20-50 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 33 | 42 | 7 | 47 | Soil texture | medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 1000 | 1500 | 500 | 2000 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
Latitude | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1150 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 5.5 | 6.5 | 5 | 7.4 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | 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) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | -2 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
Abiotic toler. | fire | Abiotic suscept. | |
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 240 | 320 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
fuels | fuelwood | bark |
fuels | charcoal | bark |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | leaves |
animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
material | timber wood | bark |
material | fibres | bark |
material | gums/resins | stems |
medicinal | genitourinary system applications | exudates |
medicinal | blood system applications | exudates |
non-vertebrate food | vitamins | leaves |
non-vertebrate food | minerals | leaves |
environmental | revegetation | entire plant |
environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |