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Teramnus labialis

Description
Life form	herb	Physiology	multi stem
Habit	climber/scrambler/scadent	Category	pulses (grain legumes), forage/pasture, medicinals & aromatic, environmental
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes	grown on large scale, 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	27	10	36	Soil texture	heavy, medium, light, wide	heavy, medium, light, wide
Rainfall (annual)	750	1500	500	2500	Soil fertility	moderate	moderate
Latitude	10	-	25	29	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	3000	Soil salinity
Soil PH	6	8	5	9	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells)
Light intensity	cloudy skies	very bright	light shade	very bright

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf)	Photoperiod	short day (<12 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	-3	Killing temp. early growth	-1
Abiotic toler.	drought, grazing/browsing	Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system	small scale (manual), large scale/commercial	Crop cycle	0	0
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity
	phase planting	Axonopus fissifolius, Bothriochloa pertusa, Stenotaphrum secundatum, Macroptilium atropurpureum, Neonotonia wightii, Vigna parkeri	low	low
	inter-cropping	Citrus sinensis, Musa sp., Cocos nucifera	medium	medium

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Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
animal food (feed)	vitamins	entire plant
animal food (feed)	protein	entire plant
environmental	agroforestry	entire plant
food & beverage	vitamins	seeds
food & beverage	protein	seeds
medicinal		sap