Iroko - Milicia excelsa ( edit ) |
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Botany |
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| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Sub-family: | Conocephaloideae (subfam & crops) |
| Species: | Milicia excelsa |
| Common name: | Iroko |
Vertical photograph ( אד ) |
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| Meru, Kenya - April 2016 (more photos) |
Origin |
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| East Africa (other crops from this region ) |
Uses |
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| Main use: | timber |
| Harvest method: | total removing |
| Shelf life: | very long shelf life |
| Yield first season: | inapplicable |
| Yield top season: | 40 m in 50 years |
| Parameter | Concerning part | Quality | Crop's name | Proportion | Top-50 | |
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| Edibility | no part |
inedible |
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| Medicinal | root |
medium |
sucrose |
unknown |
unknown |
medicals |
| Lipids | wood (no extraction method ) |
inapplicable |
inapplicable |
unknown
| unknown
| liphids |
| Apiculture: | inapplicable |
honey | ||||
| Fruit: | inedible |
fruits | ||||
| Nut: | inedible |
nuts | ||||
| Fodder: | low |
fodder | ||||
| Wood | stem / wood | very good |
iroko |
550ρ | 750ρ | timber |
| Fuel: | stem / wood | 5.5 credits | 4,400 kcal/kg | fuelwood | ||
| Minor uses:
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assessments of other crops |
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creditsPlant Details |
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BT Wusrsten - Harara, ZB - November 2014 (more photos) |
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Crown |
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| Parameter | Value | Unit | Top-50 |
| Height: | 50 |
m | tallest |
| Crown width: | 22 |
m | widest |
| Planting distance: | 400 |
cm | |
| Row distance: | 400 |
cm | |
| Growing speed: | fast |
fastest | |
| Shade tolerance: | partial shade |
umbra | |
Roots |
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| Parameter | Value | Top-50 | |
| RootSystem: | deep |
hexagon | |
| MycorRhiza: | endo-mycorrhizae |
AM-plants | |
| Symbiotic fungi: | Glomus intraradices |
M-fungi | |
| N-fixing: | able to |
N-plants | |
| Symbiotic bacteria: | - No bacteria - |
N-bact. | |
Crop Timing |
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| Parameter | Value | Unit | Top-50 |
| First flowering: | 10 - 16 | Years | latest |
| Soonest commercial removal: | 50 |
Years | fastest |
| Lifespan: | 400 |
Years | oldest |
| InterCropModel(ICM): | Timber Fuel and Fodder |
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Regeneration |
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| Parameter | Value | Top-50 | |
| Flower morphology: | dioecious |
specials | |
| Pollinators: | wind |
specials | |
| Allelopathy: | not allelopathic | resists | |
| Abscission: | evergreen | specials | |
| Invasiveness: | not invasive | weeds | |
| Thorns: | no thorns | fencers | |
Environment |
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| Parameter | min | optimal | max | Unit | Top-50 | |
| Altitude: | 0m | 800 m | 1,600m | meters above sea-level | highest | |
| Temperature: | -1°C | 21°C | 35°C | Celcius | hardiest | |
| Rainfall: | 650 mm | 1425 mm | 2,200 mm | mm/year (litres/m2) | dryest | |
| Soil-pH: | 5.5 | 6.5 | pH | dryest | ||
| Soil-texture: | sand |
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| Climate: | tropical |
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Seeds |
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| Parameter | Value | Unit | |
| Seed storage: | orthodox |
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| Seed viability: | 12 |
months | |
| Seed weight: | 450,000 |
500,000 |
seeds/kg |
Tolerances |
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| Parameter | Value | Top-50 |
| Salt tolerance: | intolerant |
tolerants |
| Wind tolerance: | intolerant |
tolerants |
| Fire tolerance: | intolerant |
tolerants |
Pests and Diseases |
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| Pests: | Phytolyma lata |
Diseases: | |
Propagation instruction |
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| International Institute of Tropical Agriculture(more photos) | PlantCollaboration, Tanzania (more photos) |
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Seeds Market |
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| Demends: | Offers: | ||
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| 2 | 2 | ||
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | ||
Additional Photos |
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| Stem photo: | Crop's photo: |
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| (more photos) | Abarmot - 2011 (more photos) |