Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortPterocarpus angolensis
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | tree | Physiology | deciduous, single stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture, materials, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood, environmental |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 15 | 32 | 12 | 38 | Soil texture | medium, light | heavy, medium, light, wide |
| Rainfall (annual) | 700 | 1500 | 500 | 2000 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | 10 | 5 | 30 | 35 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1650 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | medium (4-10 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 7 | 5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw) | Photoperiod | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | -1 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
| Abiotic toler. | fire | Abiotic suscept. | |
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 365 | 365 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| material | timber wood | bark |
| material | honey | flowers |
| material | dye/tannin | exudates |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | stems |
| medicinal | sensory applications | stems |
| medicinal | genitourinary system applications | stems |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | roots |
| medicinal | respiratory applications | roots |
| environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |
| environmental | nitrogen fixation | roots |