Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortAlstonia scholaris
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | tree | Physiology | evergreen, single stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | materials, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 22 | 28 | 12 | 36 | Soil texture | medium | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1200 | 3000 | 1100 | 3800 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | 5 | - | 15 | 21.5 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 300 | 365 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| material | timber wood | bark |
| material | paper | bark |
| material | fibres | stems |
| material | essential oils | flowers |
| medicinal | sensory applications | stems |
| medicinal | dental applications | exudates |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | stems |
| medicinal | endocrine system applications | leaves |
| fuels | fuelwood | bark |
| fuels | charcoal | bark |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |