Plants
Plant Catalog
321 plants found
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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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blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
Secondary I Low No biomass productionNorthern highbush blueberry, a deciduous shrub of the Ericaceae family, exotic to Brazil and grown in cold regions of the south, notably Rio Grande...
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assa-peixe
Vernonanthura phosphorica
Placenta II Low Mulch biomassPioneer shrub-tree of Cerrado and Atlantic Forest, listed by Rebello among anchor species of the accumulation system. Indicator of shallow, dry soi...
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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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concord grape
Vitis labrusca
Secondary II Medium No biomass productionAmerican grapevine — rustic and tolerant of diseases that afflict V. vinifera in the tropics. Source of >90% of Brazilian grape production (Niagara...
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grape
Vitis vinifera
Secondary II Medium No biomass productionWoody perennial vine. Cultivated throughout Brazil — European grapevines (Vitis vinifera) in the South (table and wine grapes); American (V. labrus...
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tannia
Xanthosoma sagittifolium
Secondary I Low No biomass productionPANC perennial leafy vegetable widely used in Brazilian syntropic systems. Pasini lists it in the low stratum of Tabela 3 and in the '3 to 10 years...
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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...
