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Bauhinia variegata

Description
Life form	tree	Physiology	deciduous, single stem
Habit	erect	Category	forage/pasture, fruits & nuts, vegetables, materials, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, 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)	shallow (20-50 cm)
Temperat. requir.	12	38	5	47	Soil texture	medium, light	medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	600	2200	400	2500	Soil fertility	high	low
Latitude	-	-	30	30	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	1800	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	low (<4 dS/m)
Soil PH	5.5	7	5	7.5	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry)
Light intensity	very bright	very bright	clear skies	very bright

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), subtropical dry summer (Cs)	Photoperiod
Killing temp. during rest	-5	Killing temp. early growth	-1
Abiotic toler.	drought	Abiotic suscept.	fire
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system		Crop cycle	0	0
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity

(at most All5102550100)

Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
food & beverage	vitamins	leaves
food & beverage	minerals	leaves
food & beverage	vitamins	flowers
food & beverage	minerals	flowers
animal food (feed)	vitamins	leaves
animal food (feed)	minerals	leaves
material	fibres	stems
material	gums/resins	stems
material	dye/tannin	stems
material	lipids/oil & fats	seeds
fuels	fuelwood	bark
medicinal	digestive system applications	stems
medicinal	skin applications	stems
environmental	ornamental/turf	entire plant