Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortCinnamomum cassia
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | tree | Physiology | |
| Habit | erect | Category | materials, medicinals & aromatic |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on large scale, grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 15 | 32 | 10 | 38 | Soil texture | medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1100 | 1500 | 900 | 3000 | Soil fertility | low | low |
| Latitude | 10 | 10 | 30 | 30 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 500 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 7 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry winter (Cw) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | -6 | Killing temp. early growth | -2 |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 250 | 325 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| material | essential oils | stems |
| material | cosmetics & perfumery | stems |
| food additive | condiment/seasoning | fruits |
| food additive | condiment/seasoning | stems |
| medicinal | nervous system applications | stems |
| medicinal | immune system applications | stems |