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Erythrina fusca

Description
Life form	tree	Physiology	single stem
Habit	erect	Category	forage/pasture, vegetables, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood, environmental
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	deep (>>150 cm)	medium (50-150 cm)
Temperat. requir.	16	24	12	32	Soil texture	heavy, medium, light	heavy, medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	1200	3000	1000	3500	Soil fertility	high	moderate
Latitude	-	-	15	20	Soil Al. tox	low (6-15% of CEC)	high (<5% of CEC)
Altitude	---	---	-	2000	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	low (<4 dS/m)
Soil PH	4.5	6.5	4	7	Soil drainage	poorly (saturated >50% of year)	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells)
Light intensity	clear skies	very bright	clear skies	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	small scale (manual), intermediate (animal drawn)	Crop cycle	365	365
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity
	inter-culture	cocoa, coffee
	inter-cropping	maize, cassava

(at most All5102550100)

Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
food & beverage	vitamins	leaves
food & beverage	minerals	leaves
food & beverage	vitamins	flowers
food & beverage	minerals	flowers
animal food (feed)	vitamins	leaves
animal food (feed)	minerals	leaves
poison	insects	flowers
medicinal	skin applications	stems
medicinal		roots
environmental	shade & shelter	entire plant
environmental	revegetation	entire plant
environmental	agroforestry	entire plant
environmental	living fence	entire plant
environmental	soil improvers	leaves