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Paraserianthes falcataria

Description
Life form	tree	Physiology	single stem
Habit	erect	Category	forage/pasture, materials, ornamentals/turf, forest/wood, environmental
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	deep (>>150 cm)	deep (>>150 cm)
Temperat. requir.	20	30	15	35	Soil texture	heavy, medium	heavy, medium
Rainfall (annual)	2000	4000	1500	6000	Soil fertility	high	moderate
Latitude	-	-	30	35	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	1200	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	low (<4 dS/m)
Soil PH	5	8	4.5	8.5	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	well (dry spells)
Light intensity	very bright	very bright	clear skies	very bright

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf)	Photoperiod
Killing temp. during rest	no input	Killing temp. early growth	no input
Abiotic toler.		Abiotic suscept.	fire, wind
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system		Crop cycle	300	365
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity

(at most All5102550100)

Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
animal food (feed)	minerals	stems
animal food (feed)	vitamins	leaves
animal food (feed)	minerals	leaves
material	timber wood	bark
material	fibres	bark
material	paper	bark
fuels	fuelwood	bark
fuels	charcoal	bark
environmental	erosion control	entire plant
environmental	shade & shelter	entire plant
environmental	revegetation	entire plant
environmental	pioneer	entire plant
environmental	nitrogen fixation	roots
environmental	mulch	leaves
environmental	ornamental/turf	entire plant