Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortSwietenia macrophylla
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | tree | Physiology | semi evergreen, deciduous, single stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | materials, forest/wood, 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. | 20 | 30 | 11 | 39 | Soil texture | heavy, medium | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 2000 | 4000 | 1400 | 6000 | Soil fertility | high | |
| Latitude | - | - | 18 | 23 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1500 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6 | 8.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | cloudy skies | very bright | heavy shade | |||
| 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. | wind | Abiotic suscept. | |
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 240 | 365 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| inter-culture | teak | |||
| inter-planting | maize, beans, bananas, sweet potatoes, cassava | |||
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| material | timber wood | bark |
| material | lipids/oil & fats | seeds |
| material | dye/tannin | stems |
| environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
| environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |
| environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
| environmental | revegetation | entire plant |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |
| environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |