Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortPithecellobium dulce
Description | |||
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Life form | shrub, tree | Physiology | semi evergreen, single stem, multi stem |
Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture, 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) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 20 | 30 | 12 | 40 | Soil texture | heavy, medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 2000 | 3000 | 450 | 4000 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
Latitude | - | - | 28 | 28 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1800 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 5.5 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
Light intensity | very bright | cloudy skies | very bright | light shade |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | -3 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
Abiotic toler. | grazing/browsing | Abiotic suscept. | wind |
Introduction risks. | can become a weed |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 120 | 240 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
food & beverage | protein | seeds |
food & beverage | vitamins | seeds |
food & beverage | minerals | seeds |
animal food (feed) | protein | fruits |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | fruits |
animal food (feed) | minerals | fruits |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | leaves |
animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
material | honey | flowers |
material | lipids/oil & fats | seeds |
material | dye/tannin | stems |
material | gums/resins | stems |
fuels | fuelwood | bark |
poison | mammals | exudates |
medicinal | stems | |
environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
environmental | living fence | entire plant |
environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |
environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |
environmental | nitrogen fixation | roots |