Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortBerchemia discolor
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | shrub, tree | Physiology | single stem, multi stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture, fruits & nuts, materials, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood, environmental |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 14 | 30 | 10 | 38 | Soil texture | heavy, medium, light, wide | heavy, medium, light, wide |
| Rainfall (annual) | 400 | 1000 | 200 | 1400 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | - | - | 30 | 35 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | 300 | 1900 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5 | 7 | 4.5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies | very bright | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), 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 |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food & beverage | sugar | fruits |
| food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
| food & beverage | vitamins | seeds |
| food & beverage | minerals | seeds |
| animal food (feed) | sugar | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | leaves |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
| material | timber wood | bark |
| material | gums/resins | bark |
| material | dye/tannin | bark |
| material | honey | flowers |
| medicinal | roots | |
| environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
| environmental | windbreak | entire plant |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |