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Leucaena trichandra

Description
Life form	tree	Physiology	single stem
Habit	erect	Category	pulses (grain legumes), forage/pasture, environmental
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes	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	22	12	28	Soil texture	heavy, medium	heavy, medium
Rainfall (annual)	1000	1800	700	2500	Soil fertility	moderate	low
Latitude	15	-	30	32	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	700	2000	Soil salinity
Soil PH	5.5	7.5	5	8	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)	Photoperiod
Killing temp. during rest	-1	Killing temp. early growth	-1
Abiotic toler.	fire, grazing/browsing	Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.	can become a weed

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system	small scale (manual)	Crop cycle	0	0
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity
	alley cropping	Brachiaria decumbens, Imperata cylindrical	medium	low
	alley cropping	Coffea arabica	low	medium

(at most All5102550100)

Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
food & beverage	vitamins	fruits
food & beverage	protein	fruits
animal food (feed)	vitamins	leaves
animal food (feed)	minerals	leaves
environmental	shade & shelter	entire plant