A tree. It grows 65-70 m tall. The trunk can be 240 cm across. The bark sheds in strips. It is a tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 1,800 m above sea level.
1986-01-01 This binder includes information on forest tree in the tropics. Trees inluded in the index: Agathis robusta - Queensland Kauri Albizia lebbek - Siris (Woman's Tongue) Albizia procera - White Siris Andira inermis - Cabbage Angelin Anthocephalus chinensis -Kadam Araucaria heterophylla - Norfolk...
1998-01-19 Adapted from selected papers presented to a symposium on Tropical Agroforestry organized in connection with the annual meetings of the American Society ofAgronomy, 5 November 1996, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Large areas of the warm, humid tropics in Southeast Asia, the Pacific, Latin America,...
1989-01-01 This book consolidates the descriptive results of a pantropical project called Agroforestry Systems Inventory (AFSI), undertaken by the International Council for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF) from 1982 to 1987. Since agroforestry was a relatively new term when the project was initiated, the...
2002-01-01 This practical manual covers the factors, which influence the successful establishment of stock, inclduing choosing a suitable site for a nurery, selecting appropriate genetic origins of seeds and cuttings, producing young trees with favourable root systems and building a well trained team of...
The tropics are the source of many of our familiar fruits, vegetables, oils, and spice, as well as such commodities as rubber and wood. Moreover, other tropical fruits and vegetables are being introduced into our markets to offer variety to our diet. Now, as tropical forests are increasingly...