Plant Catalog

Placenta I Ground cover No biomass production

Short-lived perennial Lamiaceae, cousin of common basil (distinct species). EcoAgri lists it in the medium stratum of the 'up to 3 years' bin. Arom...

spineless cactus

Opuntia ficus-indica

Placenta II Low

Introduced cactus widely cultivated in the Brazilian semiarid as strategic fodder reserve. CAM metabolism gives extremely high water-use efficiency...

oregano

Origanum vulgare

Perennial Mediterranean herb (20–60 cm), small aromatic leaves. In southeastern and southern Brazilian syntropic systems used as permanent cover be...

sweet passion fruit

Passiflora alata

Brazilian native vine distinct from sour passionfruit (P. edulis). Pyriform orange-yellow fruit with sweet, fragrant flesh eaten fresh — fruitier, ...

guaraná

Paullinia cupana

Placenta II Medium Mulch biomass

Amazonian shrubby climber, today managed as a shrub in monoculture. Embrapa lists guaraná among perennial crops in SAFs with mean yield of 100 kg/h...

Napier grass

Pennisetum purpureum

Perennial African grass introduced to Brazil in 1920. Forms vigorous clumps reaching 3–5 m and is one of the main biomass-producing species in synt...

Barbados gooseberry

Pereskia aculeata

Placenta I Low Fertilizer biomass 🌱 Nitrogen fixer

An atypical cactus with broad, non-succulent leaves and a spiny scrambling, shrubby habit, native to the Americas and common in southeastern and no...

common bean

Phaseolus vulgaris

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 II 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 ...

jabuticaba

Plinia cauliflora

Atlantic Forest native characterized by cauliflory (fruits on the trunk). Pasini lists it in the high stratum of Tabela 3 and in the 20–50 year / +...

common purslane

Portulaca oleracea

Placenta I Ground cover Mulch biomass

A prostrate annual succulent herb in the Portulacaceae, with a cosmopolitan distribution and very common as a volunteer in gardens and pavements. I...

pomegranate

Punica granatum

Placenta I Low Fertilizer biomass

Pomegranate, a deciduous shrub or small tree of the Lythraceae family, exotic to Brazil and cultivated across a wide range of the country. Drought-...

fodder radish

Raphanus sativus var. oleiferus

Specific Raphanus cultivar for green manure. Pasini lists it in the medium stratum of Tabela 3. Taproot breaks through compacted layers; sulfur- an...

raspberry

Rubus idaeus

Raspberry, a perennial shrub with biennial canes of the Rosaceae family, exotic to Brazil and grown in cold regions of the south and in highland mi...

sage

Salvia officinalis

Perennial Mediterranean subshrub (40–80 cm), grey-green aromatic leaves. Cold-hardy. In subtropical syntropic systems pairs well with rosemary and ...

rosemary

Salvia rosmarinus

Perennial Mediterranean shrub (0.8–1.5 m), aromatic, narrow resinous leaves. Extreme drought tolerance; prefers well-drained slightly alkaline soil...

red-fleshed dragon fruit

Selenicereus costaricensis

An epiphytic, climbing cactus native to Central America and northwestern South America (from Nicaragua to northern Peru), grown for its deep red-fl...

yellow dragon fruit

Selenicereus megalanthus

An epiphytic, climbing cactus native to northern South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia), grown for its yellow-skinned, white-fleshed a...

white-fleshed dragon fruit

Selenicereus undatus

Placenta I Low Fertilizer biomass 🌱 Nitrogen fixer

An epiphytic, climbing cactus (originating between Mexico and Honduras) grown for its white-fleshed, pink-skinned dragon fruit. It grows on support...

wand riverhemp

Sesbania virgata

A pioneer leguminous shrub native to riparian environments of southern Brazil, Uruguay and northeastern Argentina. It fixes nitrogen by nodulating ...

yacon

Smallanthus sonchifolius

Placenta II Medium Fertilizer biomass

Andean tuber crop, herbaceous 2–3 m. Sweet tubers rich in fructooligosaccharides — a non-glycemic sugar suitable for diabetics. Cycle 6–10 months t...

scarlet eggplant

Solanum aethiopicum