Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortParkia speciosa
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | tree | Physiology | single stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | vegetables, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood, environmental |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | deep (>>150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 20 | 28 | 16 | 36 | Soil texture | medium | heavy, medium, light, wide |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1000 | 2000 | 800 | 2500 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | - | - | 14 | 15 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1400 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 7 | 5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | very bright | light shade | 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 |
| food & beverage | vitamins | seeds |
| food & beverage | protein | seeds |
| food & beverage | vitamins | leaves |
| food & beverage | minerals | leaves |
| food & beverage | vitamins | flowers |
| food & beverage | minerals | flowers |
| material | timber wood | bark |
| material | paper | bark |
| material | essential oils | seeds |
| medicinal | nervous system applications | seeds |
| medicinal | skin applications | seeds |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | seeds |
| environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |