Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortVitellaria paradoxa
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | tree | Physiology | single stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | materials |
| 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. | 24 | 38 | 18 | 43 | Soil texture | heavy, medium, light, wide, organic | heavy, medium, light, wide, organic |
| Rainfall (annual) | 500 | 1000 | 300 | 1800 | Soil fertility | low | low |
| Latitude | 10 | - | 20 | 25 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1500 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 6 | 7 | 5.5 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
| Light intensity | very bright | very bright | cloudy skies | very bright | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet (Ar), steppe or semiarid (Bs) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
| Abiotic toler. | fire | Abiotic suscept. | flooding |
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | home garden, small scale (manual) | Crop cycle | 180 | 2,400 |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| material | lipids/oil & fats | seeds |
| material | cosmetics & perfumery | seeds |
| material | honey | flowers |
| material | timber wood | bark |
| material | latex/rubber | stems |
| material | dye/tannin | bark |
| food & beverage | lipids | seeds |
| food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
| food & beverage | minerals | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | lipids | seeds |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | leaves |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
| fuels | fuelwood | bark |
| fuels | charcoal | bark |
| poison | insects | seeds |
| medicinal | skin applications | seeds |
| medicinal | muscular/skeletal applications | seeds |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | leaves |
| medicinal | sensory applications | leaves |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | roots |
| medicinal | skin applications | roots |
| environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
| environmental | manure/fertilizer | seeds |
| environmental | pollution control | seeds |
| environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |