Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortLeucaena leucocephala
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | shrub, tree | Physiology | evergreen, single stem, multi stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture, materials, ornamentals/turf, forest/wood, environmental |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on large scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 20 | 32 | 10 | 42 | Soil texture | heavy, medium | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 600 | 3000 | 250 | 5000 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | 15 | - | 25 | 30 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2100 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | medium (4-10 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 6 | 7.7 | 5 | 8.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
| Light intensity | very bright | cloudy skies | very bright | light shade | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), steppe or semiarid (Bs), 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. | coastal salt spray | Abiotic suscept. | |
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 180 | 365 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
| food & beverage | minerals | fruits |
| food & beverage | protein | seeds |
| food & beverage | vitamins | seeds |
| food & beverage | vitamins | leaves |
| food & beverage | minerals | leaves |
| environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
| environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
| environmental | revegetation | entire plant |
| environmental | nitrogen fixation | roots |
| environmental | soil improvers | roots |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |
| environmental | support | entire plant |
| environmental | living fence | entire plant |
| animal food (feed) | protein | leaves |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | leaves |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
| fuels | fuelwood | bark |
| fuels | charcoal | bark |
| material | fibres | bark |
| material | timber wood | bark |
| material | gums/resins | exudates |
| material | dye/tannin | stems |
| material | dye/tannin | fruits |
| material | dye/tannin | leaves |
| poison | mammals | leaves |
| poison | mammals | seeds |
| poison | mammals | fruits |