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Spathodea campanulata

Description
Life form	tree	Physiology	deciduous, single stem
Habit	erect	Category	forage/pasture, fruits & nuts, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, environmental
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	deep (>>150 cm)	shallow (20-50 cm)
Temperat. requir.	27	30	23	34	Soil texture	medium	heavy, medium
Rainfall (annual)	1300	2000	1000	2400	Soil fertility	high	low
Latitude	-	-	20	25	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	2000	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	low (<4 dS/m)
Soil PH	5	7.5	4.5	8	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry)
Light intensity	very bright	very bright	clear skies	very bright

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar)	Photoperiod
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	365	365
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity
	inter-planting	coffee

(at most All5102550100)

Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
food & beverage	vitamins	seeds
food & beverage	minerals	seeds
poison	mammals	fruits
animal food (feed)	vitamins	leaves
animal food (feed)	minerals	leaves
medicinal	digestive system applications	stems
medicinal	immune system applications	stems
environmental	shade & shelter	entire plant
environmental	agroforestry	entire plant
environmental	revegetation	entire plant
environmental	living fence	entire plant
environmental	pioneer	entire plant
environmental	ornamental/turf	entire plant