Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortErythrina abyssinica
| 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. | 16 | 26 | 10 | 30 | Soil texture | medium, light | medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 800 | 2000 | 600 | 2500 | Soil fertility | moderate | moderate |
| Latitude | - | - | 30 | 35 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | 1250 | 2400 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 4 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 6.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | 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 | 365 | 365 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| animal food (feed) | protein | leaves |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | leaves |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
| material | dye/tannin | stems |
| material | dye/tannin | roots |
| material | timber wood | bark |
| material | honey | flowers |
| fuels | fuelwood | bark |
| medicinal | genitourinary system applications | stems |
| medicinal | sensory applications | stems |
| medicinal | skin applications | stems |
| medicinal | genitourinary system applications | roots |
| medicinal | skin applications | leaves |
| environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
| environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
| environmental | living fence | entire plant |
| environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |
| environmental | nitrogen fixation | roots |
| environmental | mulch | leaves |