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Colophospermum mopane

Description
Life form	tree	Physiology	deciduous, single stem
Habit	erect	Category	forage/pasture, fruits & nuts, materials, medicinals & aromatic, 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.	26	36	12	50	Soil texture	heavy, medium	heavy, medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	250	500	150	900	Soil fertility	moderate	low
Latitude	-	-	10	25	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	1200	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	medium (4-10 dS/m)
Soil PH	5.5	7.5	5	8.5	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry)
Light intensity	very bright	clear skies	very bright	cloudy skies

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), desert or arid (Bw), steppe or semiarid (Bs)	Photoperiod	short day (<12 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	-1	Killing temp. early growth	-1
Abiotic toler.	fire, drought, grazing/browsing	Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system		Crop cycle	90	210
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity

(at most All5102550100)

Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
animal food (feed)	vitamins	leaves
animal food (feed)	minerals	leaves
fuels	fuelwood	bark
fuels	charcoal	bark
medicinal	sensory applications	stems
medicinal	digestive system applications	stems
environmental	agroforestry	entire plant
environmental	nitrogen fixation	roots
food & beverage	vitamins	fruits
food & beverage	minerals	fruits
material	timber wood	bark
material	gums/resins	stems
material	fibres	stems
environmental	shade & shelter	entire plant
environmental	revegetation	entire plant
environmental	manure/fertilizer	entire plant