Data sheet

Canavalia ensiformis

Description
Life form	herb, vine, sub-shrub	Physiology	multi stem
Habit	erect, prostrate/procumbent/semi-erect	Category	pulses (grain legumes), forage/pasture, cover crop
Life span	annual, perennial	Plant attributes	grown on large scale

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	medium (50-150 cm)	shallow (20-50 cm)
Temperat. requir.	20	28	14	36	Soil texture	heavy, medium, light, organic	heavy, medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	800	2000	600	4300	Soil fertility	moderate	low
Latitude	20	-	40	50	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	1800	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	medium (4-10 dS/m)
Soil PH	5	6	4.3	8	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry)
Light intensity	very bright	clear skies	very bright	light shade

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw), temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc), temperate with humid winters (Df), temperate with dry winters (Dw)	Photoperiod	short day (<12 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	no input	Killing temp. early growth	no input
Abiotic toler.		Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.