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Cassia auriculata

Description
Life form	shrub, tree	Physiology	evergreen, single stem, multi stem
Habit	erect	Category	forage/pasture, vegetables, materials, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, environmental
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes	grown on small scale

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	medium (50-150 cm)	shallow (20-50 cm)
Temperat. requir.	22	30	8	38	Soil texture	medium, light	heavy, medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	1200	1600	400	4300	Soil fertility	moderate	low
Latitude	-	-	25	25	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	150	600	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	low (<4 dS/m)
Soil PH	6	7	5	8	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry)
Light intensity	very bright	very bright	very bright	clear skies

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw)	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	210	365
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity

(at most All5102550100)

Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
food & beverage	minerals	leaves
food & beverage	vitamins	leaves
food & beverage	minerals	stems
food & beverage	vitamins	stems
animal food (feed)	minerals	leaves
animal food (feed)	vitamins	leaves
animal food (feed)	minerals	stems
animal food (feed)	vitamins	stems
non-vertebrate food	minerals	leaves
non-vertebrate food	vitamins	leaves
material	fibres	stems
material	dye/tannin	stems
medicinal		roots
medicinal		stems
medicinal		flowers
medicinal		seeds
medicinal		fruits
environmental	revegetation	entire plant
environmental	erosion control	entire plant
environmental	manure/fertilizer	leaves
environmental	ornamental/turf	entire plant