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Calotropis procera

Description
Life form	shrub, tree	Physiology	single stem, multi stem
Habit	erect	Category	forage/pasture, materials, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood, environmental, weed
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	medium (50-150 cm)	shallow (20-50 cm)
Temperat. requir.	15	30	10	40	Soil texture	light	medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	300	400	200	500	Soil fertility	moderate	low
Latitude	10	-	30	36	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	1300	Soil salinity	medium (4-10 dS/m)	high (>10 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	clear skies	very bright

Climate zone	desert or arid (Bw), steppe or semiarid (Bs)	Photoperiod
Killing temp. during rest	no input	Killing temp. early growth	no input
Abiotic toler.	drought, grazing/browsing, trampling	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

(at most All5102550100)

Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
animal food (feed)	protein	fruits
animal food (feed)	minerals	fruits
animal food (feed)	protein	leaves
animal food (feed)	minerals	leaves
animal food (feed)	protein	flowers
animal food (feed)	minerals	leaves
fuels	charcoal	bark
material	dye/tannin	stems
poison	mammals	stems
poison	virus (or virus like)	stems
medicinal	digestive system applications	flowers
medicinal	digestive system applications	stems
medicinal	skin applications	stems
medicinal	sensory applications	stems
medicinal	dental applications	stems
environmental	manure/fertilizer	leaves
environmental	erosion control	entire plant
environmental	indicators	entire plant