Plant Catalog · Sintropia

okra

Abelmoschus esculentus

African annual fruit-vegetable widely cultivated in Brazilian SAFs. EcoAgri lists it in the high stratum of the 'up to 6 months' bin (placenta_1). ...

mangium

Acacia mangium

Secondary I Emergent Fertilizer & mulch 🌱 Nitrogen fixer

Extremely fast-growing nitrogen-fixing legume, central in syntropic systems as a producer of both cover and fertilizer biomass. Pasini classifies i...

monjoleiro

Acacia polyphylla

Secondary I High Fertilizer biomass 🌱 Nitrogen fixer

Pioneer legume native to the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado. Medium-to-tall tree (10–20 m), fine compound leaves. Very rapid growth — structural speci...

macauba palm

Acrocomia aculeata

Secondary II Emergent Mulch biomass

Native 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...

kiwifruit

Actinidia deliciosa

Secondary II Medium No biomass production

Woody vine native to southern China. Cultivated above 600 m altitude in southern and southeastern Brazil (RS, SC, PR, MG, SP). Requires chill hours...

siris tree

Albizia lebbeck

Secondary II High Fertilizer biomass 🌱 Nitrogen fixer

A fast-growing, drought-tolerant leguminous tree of 18-30 m, native to tropical Asia and now pantropical. It fixes nitrogen readily and coppices ex...

purple amaranth

Amaranthus cruentus

Placenta I High Fertilizer biomass

Highly nutritious annual pseudocereal. Embrapa CT-16 lists it as a fodder species alongside gliricídia. Planted as a second-season crop after summe...

amburana

Amburana cearensis

Climax High Mulch biomass

Premium-timber leguminous tree native to Caatinga, Cerrado, and dry Atlantic Forest. EcoAgri lists it in the high stratum of the '> 50 years' bin. ...

dwarf early-bearing cashew

Anacardium occidentale

Secondary II High No biomass production

Embrapa dwarf early-bearing cashew clones — 4–6 m height vs. 8–15 m of common cashew. First fruits at 18–24 months (vs. 4 years for the common cash...

cashew

Anacardium occidentale

Secondary II High No biomass production

Native fruit tree of the Cerrado and Caatinga; produces a pseudofruit (the cashew apple) and the true cashew nut. Pasini lists it in the emergent s...

cebil

Anadenanthera colubrina

Secondary I High Fertilizer biomass 🌱 Nitrogen fixer

Fast-growing pioneer legume, nitrogen fixer. Adapted to poor and degraded soils; widely used in restoration of degraded areas across Caatinga, Cerr...

wild sweetsop

Annona cacans

Secondary II High Mulch biomass

Native 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...

biriba

Annona mucosa

Secondary I High No biomass production

Amazonian fruit of the Annonaceae (cousin of pinha and graviola). Pasini lists it in the high stratum of Tabela 3. Creamy white pulp highly prized;...

soursop

Annona muricata

Secondary I High No biomass production

Tropical fruit with sweet-tart white pulp and well-documented medicinal properties. Pasini lists it in the high stratum of Tabela 3. Native to Amaz...

sugar apple

Annona squamosa

Secondary I High No biomass production

Small tropical fruit tree, same family as graviola. Pasini lists it in the high stratum of Tabela 3. Tolerates poor soils and drought; traditional ...

breadfruit

Artocarpus altilis

Climax High No biomass production

Pacific fruit tree naturalized in Brazilian coastal and Amazonian regions. EcoAgri lists it in the high stratum of the '> 50 years' bin. Starchy fr...

jackfruit

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Secondary II High No biomass production

Asian fruit tree naturalized in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Pasini lists it in the high stratum of Tabela 3 and in the 5–18 year phase of the co...

peroba-poca

Aspidosperma cylindrocarpon

Climax High Mulch biomass

Premium-timber tree native to the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado, distinct from peroba-rosa (Aspidosperma polyneuron). Rebello & Sakamoto (2019) plant...

peroba rosa

Aspidosperma polyneuron

Climax High

Atlantic Forest climax tree with very slow growth and dense, prized timber. Reaches 20–30 m. IUCN-listed as threatened due to logging.

tucumã palm

Astrocaryum vulgare

Secondary II High No biomass production

Amazonian high-stratum spiny palm, listed by Embrapa among native fruit species for Amazonian SAFs. Orange fruits very rich in beta-carotene and oi...

babassu palm

Attalea speciosa

Climax Emergent Mulch biomass

Native palm of the transition zones between the Amazon, Cerrado, and Caatinga — strongly present in Maranhão, Piauí, Tocantins, and northern Goiás....

starfruit

Averrhoa carambola

Secondary II Medium No biomass production

Asian fruit tree naturalized in Brazil, with the characteristic star-shape when sliced. EcoAgri lists it in the medium stratum of the 'up to 50 yea...

neem

Azadirachta indica

Secondary I High Mulch biomass

Indian-origin tree adapted to Brazil, the biopesticide species of the Embrapa Vitrine SAF. Leaves and seed oil (azadirachtin) repel more than 200 i...

peach palm

Bactris gasipaes

Secondary II Emergent No biomass production

Amazonian multi-stemmed palm; produces heart of palm in ~3 years and edible fruit in ~5 years. Pasini lists it in the emergent stratum of Tabela 3 ...