Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortIlex paraguariensis
Description | |||
---|---|---|---|
Life form | shrub, tree | Physiology | evergreen, single stem, multi stem |
Habit | erect | Category | medicinals & aromatic |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
Ecology | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 17 | 26 | 12 | 30 | Soil texture | medium, organic | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 1200 | 2000 | 700 | 2500 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
Latitude | 23 | 21 | 28 | 30 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1500 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 6.5 | 7 | 5.8 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry winter (Cw) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
---|---|---|---|
Killing temp. during rest | -6 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 210 | 300 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
inter-cropping | maize |
Uses | ||
---|---|---|
Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
medicinal | genitourinary system applications | leaves |
medicinal | nervous system applications | leaves |
medicinal | metabolic system applications | leaves |