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Mimosa scabrella

Description
Life form	shrub, tree	Physiology	single stem, multi stem
Habit	erect	Category	materials, ornamentals/turf, forest/wood, environmental
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	deep (>>150 cm)	medium (50-150 cm)
Temperat. requir.	16	27	10	34	Soil texture	medium, light	medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	800	2500	600	3500	Soil fertility	moderate	moderate
Latitude	20	-	30	40	Soil Al. tox	low (6-15% of CEC)	high (<5% of CEC)
Altitude	---	---	200	2400	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	low (<4 dS/m)
Soil PH	5.5	7	4.8	7.5	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	well (dry spells)
Light intensity	clear skies	very bright	clear skies	very bright

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs)	Photoperiod
Killing temp. during rest	no input	Killing temp. early growth	no input
Abiotic toler.	drought	Abiotic suscept.	wind
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system		Crop cycle	365	365
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity
	inter-culture	maize, beans
	inter-planting	coffee

(at most All5102550100)

Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
material	honey	flowers
material	timber wood	bark
material	paper	bark
environmental	revegetation	entire plant
environmental	agroforestry	entire plant
environmental	manure/fertilizer	leaves
environmental	living fence	entire plant
environmental	ornamental/turf	entire plant
environmental	nitrogen fixation	roots
environmental	pioneer	entire plant