Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortCasuarina equisetifolia
Description | |||
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Life form | tree | Physiology | evergreen, single stem, C3 photosynthesis |
Habit | erect | Category | materials, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood, environmental, weed |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 20 | 35 | 10 | 40 | Soil texture | medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 700 | 3500 | 200 | 5000 | Soil fertility | low | low |
Latitude | 15 | 12 | 25 | 31.5 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1500 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | medium (4-10 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 5 | 6.5 | 4 | 8.5 | Soil drainage | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), desert or arid (Bw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
Abiotic toler. | coastal salt spray | Abiotic suscept. | |
Introduction risks. | can become a weed |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 100 | 270 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
material | timber wood | bark |
material | dye/tannin | stems |
fuels | fuelwood | bark |
fuels | charcoal | bark |
medicinal | stems | |
environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
environmental | revegetation | entire plant |
environmental | windbreak | entire plant |
environmental | living fence | entire plant |
environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |
environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |
environmental | nitrogen fixation | roots |