Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortPithecellobium dulce
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | shrub, tree | Physiology | semi evergreen, single stem, multi stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture, materials, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood, environmental, weed |
| 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. | 20 | 30 | 12 | 40 | Soil texture | heavy, medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 2000 | 3000 | 450 | 4000 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | - | - | 28 | 28 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1800 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
| Light intensity | very bright | cloudy skies | very bright | light shade | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | -3 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
| Abiotic toler. | grazing/browsing | Abiotic suscept. | wind |
| Introduction risks. | can become a weed |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 120 | 240 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food & beverage | protein | seeds |
| food & beverage | vitamins | seeds |
| food & beverage | minerals | seeds |
| animal food (feed) | protein | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | leaves |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
| material | honey | flowers |
| material | lipids/oil & fats | seeds |
| material | dye/tannin | stems |
| material | gums/resins | stems |
| fuels | fuelwood | bark |
| poison | mammals | exudates |
| medicinal | stems | |
| environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
| environmental | living fence | entire plant |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |
| environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |
| environmental | nitrogen fixation | roots |