Wild bauhinia - Piliostigma thonningii ( edit ) |
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Botany |
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| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Sub-family: | Caesalpinioideae (subfam & crops) |
| Species: | Piliostigma thonningii |
| Common name: | Wild bauhinia |
Vertical photograph ( אד ) |
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| Thika, Kenya - 18 March 2016 (more photos) |
Origin |
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| East Africa (other crops from this region ) |
Uses |
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| Main use: | conservation |
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| Yield first season: | |
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| Parameter | Concerning part | Quality | Crop's name | Proportion | Top-50 | |
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| Edibility | ||||||
| Medicinal | medicals | |||||
| Lipids | ( ) | liphids | ||||
| Apiculture: | honey | |||||
| Fruit: | fruits | |||||
| Nut: | nuts | |||||
| Fodder: | fodder | |||||
| Wood | stem / wood | 650ρ | 850ρ | timber | ||
| Fuel: | stem / wood | 5.75 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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Meru, Kenya - April 2016 (more photos) |
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Crown |
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| Parameter | Value | Unit | Top-50 |
| Height: | 15 |
m | tallest |
| Crown width: | 9 |
m | widest |
| Planting distance: | 300 |
cm | |
| Row distance: | 300 |
cm | |
| Growing speed: | fast |
fastest | |
| Shade tolerance: | full sun |
umbra | |
Roots |
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| Parameter | Value | Top-50 | |
| RootSystem: | deep |
hexagon | |
| MycorRhiza: | endo and ecto-mycorrhizae |
AM-plants | |
| Symbiotic fungi: | M-fungi | ||
| N-fixing: | able to |
N-plants | |
| Symbiotic bacteria: | N-bact. | ||
Crop Timing |
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| Parameter | Value | Unit | Top-50 |
| First flowering: | 4 - 6 | Years | latest |
| Soonest commercial removal: | 20 |
Years | fastest |
| Lifespan: | 50 |
Years | oldest |
| InterCropModel(ICM): | |
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Regeneration |
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| Parameter | Value | Top-50 | |
| Flower morphology: | dioecious |
specials | |
| Pollinators: | bees |
specials | |
| Allelopathy: | not allelopathic | resists | |
| Abscission: | specials | ||
| Invasiveness: | not invasive | weeds | |
| Thorns: | no thorns | fencers | |
Environment |
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| Parameter | min | optimal | max | Unit | Top-50 | |
| Altitude: | 0m | 925 m | 1,850m | meters above sea-level | highest | |
| Temperature: | 8°C | 15°C | 25°C | Celcius | hardiest | |
| Rainfall: | 700 mm | 1050 mm | 1,400 mm | mm/year (litres/m2) | dryest | |
| Soil-pH: | 4.0 | 6.0 | pH | dryest | ||
| Soil-texture: | clay |
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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: | 1 |
months | |
| Seed weight: | 0 |
0 |
seeds/kg |
Tolerances |
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| Parameter | Value | Top-50 |
| Salt tolerance: | intolerant |
tolerants |
| Wind tolerance: | tolerants | |
| Fire tolerance: | a bit tolerant |
tolerants |
Pests and Diseases |
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Propagation instruction |
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| (more photos) | (more photos) |
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Seeds Market |
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| Demends: | Offers: | ||
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Additional Photos |
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| Stem photo: | Crop's photo: |
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| (more photos) | (more photos) |