Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortCoccoloba uvifera
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | shrub, tree | Physiology | deciduous, single stem, multi stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | fruits & nuts, materials, ornamentals/turf, forest/wood, 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. | 21 | 26 | 10 | 32 | Soil texture | light | medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 700 | 1400 | 400 | 2500 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 500 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | high (>10 dS/m)) |
| Soil PH | 6.5 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | -3 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
| Abiotic toler. | wind, coastal salt spray | Abiotic suscept. | |
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 240 | 365 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
| food & beverage | minerals | fruits |
| material | dye/tannin | fruits |
| material | timber wood | bark |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |
| environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
| environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |
| fuels | fuelwood | bark |
| fuels | charcoal | bark |