Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortBixa orellana
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | shrub, tree | Physiology | evergreen, single stem, multi 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) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 20 | 28 | 15 | 36 | Soil texture | medium, organic | heavy, medium, light, wide, organic |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1500 | 2000 | 1250 | 2500 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | - | - | 20 | 25 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 8.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw) | 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 | 150 | 365 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food additive | colorant | fruits |
| food additive | condiment/seasoning | seeds |
| material | dye/tannin | fruits |
| material | timber wood | bark |
| material | fibres | stems |
| material | gums/resins | exudates |
| medicinal | blood system applications | leaves |
| medicinal | nutritional applications | leaves |
| medicinal | skin applications | leaves |
| medicinal | immune system applications | leaves |
| medicinal | respiratory applications | leaves |
| medicinal | blood system applications | stems |
| medicinal | nutritional applications | stems |
| medicinal | skin applications | stems |
| medicinal | nervous system applications | stems |
| medicinal | immune system applications | stems |
| medicinal | genitourinary system applications | seeds |
| medicinal | respiratory applications | seeds |
| medicinal | genitourinary system applications | bulbs |
| medicinal | blood system applications | bulbs |
| medicinal | skin applications | bulbs |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | flowers |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | roots |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |
| environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |