Climate
Plants for the Subtropical with dry winter (Cwa) climate
Subtropical with a dry winter: hot rainy summers, dry winters with possible frost. The tropical calendar applies (plant with the rains), plus attention to the hardiness of the perennials.
173 species in the catalog · Refine this list in the catalog
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okra
Abelmoschus esculentus
Placenta I High No biomass productionAfrican annual fruit-vegetable widely cultivated in Brazilian SAFs. EcoAgri lists it in the high stratum of the 'up to 6 months' bin (placenta_1). ...
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monjoleiro
Acacia polyphylla
Secondary I High Fertilizer biomass 🌱 Nitrogen fixerPioneer legume native to the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado. Medium-to-tall tree (10–20 m), fine compound leaves. Very rapid growth — structural speci...
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macauba palm
Acrocomia aculeata
Secondary II Emergent Mulch biomassNative palm of the Cerrado and Atlantic Forest, distributed from Bahia to Paraná. Spiny stipe 10–20 m. Orange-yellow fruits with yellow pulp and an...
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siris tree
Albizia lebbeck
Secondary II High Fertilizer biomass 🌱 Nitrogen fixerA fast-growing, drought-tolerant leguminous tree of 18-30 m, native to tropical Asia and now pantropical. It fixes nitrogen readily and coppices ex...
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leek
Allium ampeloprasum
Placenta I Medium No biomass productionBiennial Allium grown for its white pseudostem. Pasini lists it in the medium stratum of Tabela 3. Tolerates moist soils and partial shade well.
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onion
Allium cepa
Placenta I Low No biomass productionCultivated Allium bulb. Pasini lists it in the medium stratum of Tabela 3. Flowering attracts pollinators; leaves and bulbs can be harvested separa...
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Welsh onion
Allium fistulosum
Placenta I Ground cover No biomass productionPerennial clumping Allium widely used as a culinary herb. Pasini lists it in the high stratum of Tabela 3 (Brazilian use is in the low stratum). Pr...
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purple amaranth
Amaranthus cruentus
Placenta I High Fertilizer biomassHighly nutritious annual pseudocereal. Embrapa CT-16 lists it as a fodder species alongside gliricídia. Planted as a second-season crop after summe...
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slender amaranth
Amaranthus viridis
Placenta I Low Mulch biomassAn erect annual herb in the Amaranthaceae, widely distributed in the American tropics and cosmopolitan as a volunteer. It grows about 0.3–0.8 m tal...
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brs imperial pineapple
Ananas comosus
Placenta II Ground cover No biomass productionEmbrapa hybrid cultivar ('Perolera' × 'Smooth Cayenne'). Spineless dark-green leaves. Crowned fruit ~1.2 kg (up to 1.5 kg). Resistant to fusariosis...
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atemoya
Annona × atemoya
Secondary I Medium No biomass productionHybrid of sugar apple (A. squamosa) and cherimoya (A. cherimola), created in the US in the early 1900s and introduced to Brazil in the 1960s. Combi...
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wild sweetsop
Annona cacans
Secondary II High Mulch biomassNative Atlantic Forest and Cerrado species, medium tree (8–15 m). Large fruits (up to 1.5 kg) with sweetish yellow flesh but a laxative effect (ori...
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marolo
Annona crassiflora
Secondary I MediumNative, endemic tree of the Brazilian Cerrado, reaching 6–8 m with a 2–4 m crown diameter. Fruits have high nutritional and bioactive value.
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peanut
Arachis hypogaea
Placenta I Ground cover Fertilizer biomass 🌱 Nitrogen fixerAnnual nitrogen-fixing legume that produces its pod underground (geocarpic). Pasini lists it in the low stratum of Tabela 3. Excellent ground cover...
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pinto peanut
Arachis pintoi
Placenta I Ground cover Fertilizer biomass 🌱 Nitrogen fixerPerennial creeping legume with stolons, 20–40 cm tall. Permanent living mulch, persists under 70% shade. Fixes nitrogen, produces 5–13 t/ha/year of...
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paraná pine
Araucaria angustifolia
Climax Emergent Mulch biomassConifer native to southern Brazil, an iconic emergent of highland Atlantic Forest. Rebello cites it among emergent-stratum representatives in clima...
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arracacha
Arracacia xanthorrhiza
Placenta I Low No biomass productionAndean apiaceous tuber crop, cultivated mainly in southern Minas Gerais and Paraná. Pasini lists it in the medium stratum of Tabela 3. 8–10 month c...
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peroba-poca
Aspidosperma cylindrocarpon
Climax High Mulch biomassPremium-timber tree native to the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado, distinct from peroba-rosa (Aspidosperma polyneuron). Rebello & Sakamoto (2019) plant...
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peroba rosa
Aspidosperma polyneuron
Climax HighAtlantic Forest climax tree with very slow growth and dense, prized timber. Reaches 20–30 m. IUCN-listed as threatened due to logging.
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carqueja
Baccharis trimera
Placenta II Low No biomass productionA perennial subshrub of the Asteraceae family, native to southern, southeastern and central-western Brazil and neighboring parts of South America, ...
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balcooa bamboo
Bambusa balcooa
Secondary I Emergent Mulch biomassA large clumping bamboo native to the Indian subcontinent and Indochina, with thick culms up to 25 m and thick walls. It is highly valued for const...
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punting pole bamboo
Bambusa tuldoides
Secondary I High Mulch biomassA clumping bamboo native to southern China, with straight, relatively slender culms 6–12 m tall, widely used as poles, in light construction and cr...
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common bamboo
Bambusa vulgaris
Secondary I High Mulch biomassA clumping (non-running) bamboo native to Southeast Asia and one of the most widely cultivated bamboos in the tropics. It forms dense clumps with c...
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collard greens
Brassica oleracea var. acephala
Placenta I Low No biomass productionPerennial brassica widely grown in Brazilian backyards. Pasini gives it as an example occupying the low stratum in consortium with broccoli (medium...
❓ Frequently asked questions
What is the Subtropical with dry winter (Cwa) climate?
Hot wet summers and dry winters. Common in central-southern Brazil and parts of inland São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Goiás.
Which plants does the catalog suggest for the Subtropical with dry winter (Cwa) climate?
The catalog holds 173 species, among them okra, monjoleiro, macauba palm. Each profile shows stratum, succession stage, and the management data, with sources cited.