Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortCombretum aculeatum
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | shrub | Physiology | single stem |
| Habit | erect, climber/scrambler/scadent | Category | forage/pasture, medicinals & aromatic |
| 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. | 20 | 30 | 15 | 45 | Soil texture | medium, light | medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 300 | 700 | 250 | 800 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | - | - | 15 | 20 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 800 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 6 | 7 | 5.5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
| Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | very bright | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), desert or arid (Bw), steppe or semiarid (Bs) | Photoperiod | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 365 | 365 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | leaves |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
| medicinal | genitourinary system applications | leaves |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | leaves |
| medicinal | sensory applications | bark |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | roots |