Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortMelia azedarach
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | tree | Physiology | deciduous, single stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | materials, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood, environmental |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 16 | 30 | 8 | 35 | Soil texture | medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 600 | 1000 | 350 | 2000 | Soil fertility | high | low |
| Latitude | 20 | 10 | 40 | 40 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | medium (4-10 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 6 | 7 | 5.5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | -18 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
| Abiotic toler. | drought | Abiotic suscept. | wind |
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 210 | 270 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| material | timber wood | bark |
| material | lipids/oil & fats | fruits |
| fuels | fuelwood | bark |
| fuels | petroleum substitutes/alcohol | fruits |
| poison | mammals | fruits |
| poison | birds | fruits |
| poison | insects | fruits |
| poison | insects | leaves |
| social | religious use | entire plant |
| medicinal | fruits | |
| medicinal | flowers | |
| medicinal | leaves | |
| medicinal | stems | |
| medicinal | roots | |
| environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
| environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |