Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortCinnamomum verum
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | tree | Physiology | |
| Habit | erect | Category | materials, medicinals & aromatic |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on large scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 24 | 30 | 18 | 36 | Soil texture | light | medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 2000 | 2600 | 1200 | 3000 | Soil fertility | low | low |
| Latitude | 5 | - | 15 | - | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 6.5 | 5 | 7 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | light shade | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf) | 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 | 300 | 365 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food additive | condiment/seasoning | stems |
| material | essential oils | stems |
| material | cosmetics & perfumery | stems |
| medicinal | immune system applications | stems |