Plants
Plant Catalog
66 plants found
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common bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Placenta I Low Fertilizer biomass 🌱 Nitrogen fixerAnnual nitrogen-fixing legume, dietary staple in Brazil. Pasini lists it in the medium stratum of Tabela 3. Planted in consortium with corn in the ...
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common purslane
Portulaca oleracea
Placenta I Ground cover Mulch biomassA prostrate annual succulent herb in the Portulacaceae, with a cosmopolitan distribution and very common as a volunteer in gardens and pavements. I...
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radish
Raphanus sativus
Placenta I Ground cover No biomass productionUltra-short-cycle brassica (25–35 days). Pasini lists it in the medium stratum of Tabela 3 (grown as a low-stratum species). Excellent for rotating...
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fodder radish
Raphanus sativus var. oleiferus
Placenta I Low Fertilizer biomassSpecific Raphanus cultivar for green manure. Pasini lists it in the medium stratum of Tabela 3. Taproot breaks through compacted layers; sulfur- an...
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sesame
Sesamum indicum
Placenta I High No biomass productionIndo-African annual oilseed. EcoAgri lists it in the high stratum of the 'up to 6 months' bin. Tolerates sandy soils and drought well; seeds are hi...
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wand riverhemp
Sesbania virgata
Placenta I Low Fertilizer biomass 🌱 Nitrogen fixerA pioneer leguminous shrub native to riparian environments of southern Brazil, Uruguay and northeastern Argentina. It fixes nitrogen by nodulating ...
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tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Placenta I High No biomass productionAnnual vegetable-fruit, listed by Pasini in the high stratum of Tabela 3. The Bosque de Niebla Guidebook places it as typical Placenta I in the hig...
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eggplant
Solanum melongena
Placenta I Medium No biomass productionAnnual or short-lived perennial Solanaceae grown for the fruit. The Bosque de Niebla Guidebook lists eggplant as Placenta I in the medium stratum. ...
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sorghum
Sorghum bicolor
Placenta I Emergent Mulch biomassAfrican annual cereal highly tolerant of drought. Rebello & Sakamoto (2019) list sorghum among grain crops (alongside soybean, corn, and cotton) pr...
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spinach
Spinacia oleracea
Placenta I Low No biomass productionAnnual leafy vegetable for mild climates. Pasini lists it in the medium stratum of Tabela 3. In Brazilian tropical climates, best cultivated in coo...
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stylo
Stylosanthes guianensis
Placenta I Ground cover Fertilizer biomass 🌱 Nitrogen fixerHerbaceous forage legume, nitrogen-fixer. Rebello includes stylosanthes among key accumulation-phase species in Cerrado and Caatinga, alongside pig...
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fameflower
Talinum paniculatum
Placenta I Low No biomass productionA perennial succulent herb in the Talinaceae, native to the Americas and common as an unconventional food plant (PANC) and a volunteer in gardens. ...
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thyme
Thymus vulgaris
Placenta I Ground cover No biomass productionCreeping Mediterranean subshrub (15–30 cm), tiny leaves. Permanent ground cover in full sun on dry well-drained soil. Bee-attracting. Tolerates lig...
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wheat
Triticum aestivum
Placenta I High Mulch biomassAnnual cereal originating in the Fertile Crescent. Rebello & Sakamoto (2019) tested wheat in a syntropic system in the Cerrado (Chapada dos Veadeir...
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garden nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus
Placenta I Ground cover No biomass productionA fast-growing trailing or climbing herb, annual or short-lived perennial, native to the South American Andes and widely grown as an ornamental. Al...
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cowpea
Vigna unguiculata
Placenta I Ground cover Fertilizer biomass 🌱 Nitrogen fixerAnnual nitrogen-fixing legume, prostrate or semi-climbing. Adapted to NE Brazil — protein staple of regional cuisine. Short cycle (60–90 days). Mor...
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maize
Zea mays
Placenta I Emergent Mulch biomassAnnual C4 cereal — placed by Pasini in the emergent stratum of Tabela 3 and recommended for the 'up to 6 months' phase of Tabela 4. Short-cycle cov...
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ginger
Zingiber officinale
Placenta I Low No biomass productionPerennial tropical aromatic rhizome. Pasini lists it in the low stratum of Tabela 3 and in the '1 to 3 years' phase of Tabela 4. Adapts well to the...
