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Enterolobium cyclocarpum

Description
Life form	tree	Physiology	deciduous, single stem
Habit	erect	Category	forage/pasture, materials, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood, 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.	23	28	18	36	Soil texture	medium	heavy, medium
Rainfall (annual)	750	2500	600	3000	Soil fertility	high	moderate
Latitude	-	-	20	25	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	1200	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	low (<4 dS/m)
Soil PH	4.5	8	4	8.5	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	well (dry spells)
Light intensity	very bright	very bright	clear skies	very bright

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw)	Photoperiod
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	180	365
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity

(at most All5102550100)

Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
food & beverage	protein	fruits
food & beverage	vitamins	fruits
food & beverage	minerals	fruits
food & beverage	protein	seeds
food & beverage	vitamins	seeds
food & beverage	minerals	seeds
animal food (feed)	protein	fruits
animal food (feed)	vitamins	fruits
animal food (feed)	minerals	fruits
animal food (feed)	vitamins	leaves
animal food (feed)	minerals	leaves
material	timber wood	bark
material	fibres	bark
material	dye/tannin	fruits
material	dye/tannin	stems
medicinal	respiratory applications	stems
environmental	shade & shelter	entire plant
environmental	agroforestry	entire plant
environmental	nitrogen fixation	roots