Plant Catalog · Sintropia

senna macranthera

Senna macranthera

A nitrogen-associated leguminous tree native to Brazil, small to medium-sized (6-8 m), fast-growing and semi-deciduous. It bears showy yellow flowe...

sesame

Sesamum indicum

Placenta I High No biomass production

Indo-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...

tomato

Solanum lycopersicum

Placenta I High No biomass production

Annual 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...

sorghum

Sorghum bicolor

Placenta I Emergent Mulch biomass

African annual cereal highly tolerant of drought. Rebello & Sakamoto (2019) list sorghum among grain crops (alongside soybean, corn, and cotton) pr...

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...

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–...

red mombin

Spondias purpurea

Secondary I High No biomass production

Northeastern Brazilian native fruit tree; propagated by cuttings. Pasini lists it in the high stratum of Tabela 3. Drought-tolerant, short cycle to...

Brazil plum

Spondias tuberosa

Climax Medium

Endemic fruit tree of the Caatinga semiarid biome, with underground tuberous roots (xylopodia) that store water and allow it to survive long drough...

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...

licuri palm

Syagrus coronata

Climax High Mulch biomass

Native palm of the Caatinga and Northeastern Atlantic Forest, from northern Minas Gerais to Maranhão. Medium height (8–12 m), trunk covered by pers...

queen palm

Syagrus romanzoffiana

Secondary II High No biomass production

Atlantic Forest native palm, listed by Pasini in the high stratum of Tabela 3. Edible orange-yellow fruit consumed by local fauna; a central specie...

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...

white ipê

Tabebuia roseoalba

Climax High No biomass production

Medium tree of the Cerrado, Atlantic Forest, and Caatinga (10–18 m). White-to-pale-pink flowering in July–August. Drought-tolerant. Medium-density ...

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...

tamarind

Tamarindus indica

Climax High No biomass production 🌱 Nitrogen fixer

African leguminous fruit tree naturalized in the Brazilian semi-arid. EcoAgri lists it in the high stratum of the '> 50 years' bin. Tolerates sandy...

tipu tree

Tipuana tipu

Secondary II Emergent Fertilizer biomass 🌱 Nitrogen fixer

A very fast-growing leguminous tree of 10-30 m, with a broad spreading crown, native to southern Bolivia, northern Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and...

Mexican sunflower

Tithonia diversifolia

Placenta II High Fertilizer biomass

Fast-growing perennial shrub; propagated by stem cuttings; high biomass production rich in nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. Explicitly cited by...

wheat

Triticum aestivum

Placenta I High Mulch biomass

Annual cereal originating in the Fertile Crescent. Rebello & Sakamoto (2019) tested wheat in a syntropic system in the Cerrado (Chapada dos Veadeir...

concord grape

Vitis labrusca

Secondary II Medium No biomass production

American grapevine — rustic and tolerant of diseases that afflict V. vinifera in the tropics. Source of >90% of Brazilian grape production (Niagara...

grape

Vitis vinifera

Secondary II Medium No biomass production

Woody perennial vine. Cultivated throughout Brazil — European grapevines (Vitis vinifera) in the South (table and wine grapes); American (V. labrus...

maize

Zea mays

Placenta I Emergent Mulch biomass

Annual 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...