Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortLawsonia inermis
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | shrub, tree | Physiology | single stem, multi stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | materials, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 19 | 27 | 13 | 33 | Soil texture | heavy, medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 500 | 1500 | 250 | 4200 | Soil fertility | high | low |
| Latitude | 20 | 20 | 40 | 40 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5 | 7 | 4.3 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
| Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 100 | 365 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| material | dye/tannin | leaves |
| material | dye/tannin | bulbs |
| material | essential oils | flowers |
| material | timber wood | bark |
| medicinal | genitourinary system applications | roots |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | roots |
| medicinal | respiratory applications | roots |
| medicinal | immune system applications | leaves |
| medicinal | muscular/skeletal applications | leaves |
| medicinal | muscular/skeletal applications | flowers |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | leaves |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | flowers |
| medicinal | nutritional applications | leaves |
| environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
| environmental | living fence | entire plant |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |