Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortBertholletia excelsa
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | tree | Physiology | semi evergreen, deciduous, single stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | fruits & nuts, forest/wood |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 20 | 36 | 12 | 40 | Soil texture | heavy, medium | heavy, medium |
| Rainfall (annual) | 2400 | 2800 | 1400 | 3500 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | - | - | 10 | 10 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 200 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 7 | 4.5 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | clear skies | cloudy skies | clear skies | light shade | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | small scale (manual) | Crop cycle | 365 | 365 |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| material | lipids/oil & fats | seeds |
| material | timber wood | bark |
| material | cosmetics & perfumery | seeds |
| fuels | non-wood fuel | fruits |
| food & beverage | protein | seeds |
| food & beverage | minerals | seeds |
| food & beverage | vitamins | seeds |
| animal food (feed) | protein | seeds |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | seeds |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | seeds |