Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortCarissa edulis
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | shrub, tree | Physiology | evergreen, single stem, multi stem |
| Habit | erect, prostrate/procumbent/semi-erect | Category | forage/pasture, fruits & nuts, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood, environmental |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale, harvested from wild |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 20 | 35 | 10 | 39 | Soil texture | medium, light | heavy, medium, light, wide |
| Rainfall (annual) | 9000 | 1300 | 700 | 4000 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | - | - | 25 | 30 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | 900 | 2000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
| Light intensity | very bright | cloudy skies | very bright | light shade | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 270 | 365 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
| food & beverage | minerals | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
| fuels | fuelwood | bark |
| medicinal | sensory applications | roots |
| medicinal | endocrine system applications | roots |
| medicinal | genitourinary system applications | roots |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | roots |
| medicinal | respiratory applications | roots |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | stems |
| medicinal | dental applications | leaves |
| environmental | living fence | entire plant |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |