Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortBrachystegia spiciformis
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | tree | Physiology | evergreen, deciduous, single stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture, materials, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, environmental |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 14 | 28 | 10 | 35 | Soil texture | medium, light | heavy, medium, light, wide, organic |
| Rainfall (annual) | 600 | 1100 | 500 | 1200 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | - | - | 20 | 20 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2350 | 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), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
| Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | very bright | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw) | Photoperiod | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | 1 | Killing temp. early growth | 1 |
| Abiotic toler. | 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 | leaves |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
| material | honey | flowers |
| material | dye/tannin | stems |
| fuels | fuelwood | bark |
| fuels | charcoal | bark |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | roots |
| medicinal | sensory applications | roots |
| environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |