Plant Catalog · Sintropia

avocado

Persea americana

Long-lived perennial fruit tree. Pasini classifies it in the high stratum of Tabela 3 and explicitly cites it among Abundance-system species (high ...

common bean

Phaseolus vulgaris

Placenta I Low Fertilizer biomass 🌱 Nitrogen fixer

Annual nitrogen-fixing legume, dietary staple in Brazil. Pasini lists it in the medium stratum of Tabela 3. Planted in consortium with corn in the ...

black pepper

Piper nigrum

Secondary I Low No biomass production

Woody climber native to SW India, naturalized in the Brazilian Amazon. Embrapa records it among perennial crops in Amazonian SAFs: trained on live ...

bacuri

Platonia insignis

Climax Emergent Mulch biomass

Amazonian climax fruit tree, distant cousin of mangosteen. Embrapa Cultivo de Fruteiras Quadro 5 lists fruiting in May–September in the Amazon. Hig...

abiu

Pouteria caimito

Secondary II High No biomass production

Amazonian fruit tree with sweet, milky yellow pulp. Pasini lists it in the high stratum of Tabela 3. Tolerates partial shade well in early years; o...

guava

Psidium guajava

Secondary I High No biomass production

Native tropical American fruit tree, common in Brazilian syntropic agroforestry systems. Pasini lists it in the high stratum of Tabela 3. Tolerates...

sugar cane

Saccharum officinarum

Placenta II Emergent Mulch biomass

Perennial grass with very high production of cover biomass. Pasini lists it in the emergent stratum (Tabela 3). Cut periodically in syntropic agrof...

morototó

Schefflera morototoni

Secondary I Emergent Mulch biomass

Fast-growing pioneer tree common in Atlantic Forest and Amazon clearings. EcoAgri lists it in the emergent stratum of the 'up to 50 years' extras. ...

Brazilian fern tree

Schizolobium parahyba

Placenta II Emergent Fertilizer & mulch

Pioneer Atlantic Forest species with extremely fast growth (up to 6 m per year in early years), reaching 20–30 m. Excellent for early shade and bio...

paricá

Schizolobium parahyba

Secondary I Emergent Mulch biomass

Amazonian emergent legume with extremely fast growth — reaches 20–30 m in 18 years. Embrapa lists paricá among key timber species for SAFs: straigh...

yellow mombin

Spondias mombin

Secondary I Emergent No biomass production

Fast-growing pioneer fruit tree; Pasini lists it in the emergent/high stratum of Tabela 3 and among Abundance-system species (emergent stratum, 10–...

yellow mombin

Spondias mombin

Secondary II High Mulch biomass

Amazonian and neotropical tree of high-to-emergent stratum, cited by Embrapa among key fruit species for Amazonian SAFs. Productive lifespan 40 yea...

stylo

Stylosanthes guianensis

Placenta I Ground cover Fertilizer biomass 🌱 Nitrogen fixer

Herbaceous forage legume, nitrogen-fixer. Rebello includes stylosanthes among key accumulation-phase species in Cerrado and Caatinga, alongside pig...

big-leaf mahogany

Swietenia macrophylla

Climax Emergent Mulch biomass

Climax Amazonian premium timber, CITES Appendix II. Pasini lists it in the emergent/high stratum of Tabela 3 and cites it explicitly as a premium t...

java plum

Syzygium cumini

Secondary II High No biomass production

Asian fruit tree naturalized in Brazil, listed by Pasini in the high stratum of Tabela 3. Edible purple fruit (jam, wine); leaves and bark are medi...

rose apple

Syzygium jambos

Climax High No biomass production

Asian fruit tree naturalized in Brazil, distinct from the Malay apple (S. malaccense). EcoAgri lists it in the high stratum of the '> 50 years' bin...

Malay apple

Syzygium malaccense

Secondary II High No biomass production

Asian tropical fruit listed by Pasini in the high stratum of Tabela 3. Pink-red mildly sweet fruit with crisp pulp. Tolerates wet soils; grows well...

fameflower

Talinum paniculatum

Placenta I Low No biomass production

A perennial succulent herb in the Talinaceae, native to the Americas and common as an unconventional food plant (PANC) and a volunteer in gardens. ...

pitomba

Talisia esculenta

Secondary II Medium No biomass production

Native tree of the Amazon and Atlantic Forest, from Northeastern Brazil to Rio de Janeiro. 6–12 m tall, evergreen leafy canopy, trunk 30–40 cm. Ova...

cocoa

Theobroma cacao

Secondary I Low No biomass production

Low-stratum fruit tree shaded by bananas, ingás and palms in the Bahia syntropic systems pioneered by Götsch.

trinitario cacao

Theobroma cacao

Secondary II Medium No biomass production

Hybrid group (Forastero × Criollo) originating in Trinidad. Combines Forastero's vigor with Criollo's cup quality. Medium height (5–8 m), intermedi...

criollo cacao

Theobroma cacao

Secondary II Medium No biomass production

Heirloom varietal group — Mesoamerican origin, red or yellow pods with white-to-pale-purple seeds. Delicate, low-bitterness flavor — the basis of t...

ccn-51 cacao

Theobroma cacao

Secondary II Medium No biomass production

Ecuadorian hybrid clone (IMC-67 × ICS-95) selected by Homero Castro in the 1960s. Compact (4–5 m), self-compatible, high yield (up to 4 t/ha), and ...

forastero cacao

Theobroma cacao

Secondary II Medium No biomass production

Brazil's dominant cacao varietal group — yellow-green pods, purple-cotyledon seeds, robust but less aromatic flavor. Tall (6–12 m unpruned), vigoro...