Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortMelaleuca leucadendron
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | tree | Physiology | single stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | materials, ornamentals/turf, forest/wood, environmental, weed |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 28 | 37 | 18 | 40 | Soil texture | heavy, medium | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 800 | 1400 | 650 | 1600 | Soil fertility | moderate | moderate |
| Latitude | - | - | 25 | 30 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 800 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | high (>10 dS/m)) |
| Soil PH | 6 | 7 | 5.5 | 8.5 | Soil drainage | poorly (saturated >50% of year) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
| Abiotic toler. | fire, wind, drought, flooding, coastal salt spray | Abiotic suscept. | |
| Introduction risks. | can become a weed |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 240 | 365 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |
| environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
| material | timber wood | bark |
| material | honey | flowers |
| fuels | fuelwood | bark |
| medicinal | ||