Characteristics
A small tree. It grows about 3-8 m tall. The roots are spreading. There are many erect breathing roots. These can be about 1 cm across. The bark is dark grey. It has very fine cracks. The leaf stalks are 0.5-1 cm long. The blade is narrowly oval and entire. They can be 8 cm long by 5 cm wide. They are leathery. They have a grey covering underneath. The flowering shoots are at the ends of branches. The flowers have very short stalks. The fruit is a flattened capsule 2 cm long. It is yellowish-brown.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
tree
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
entomogamy
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
4.5 - 5.25
|
| Root system |
-
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
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| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a tropical plant. They grow near high water mark in coastal regions. It grows on sandy-muddy banks which are occasionally flooded by salty or brackish water.
| Light |
-
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| Soil humidity |
-
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| Soil texture |
-
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| Soil acidity |
-
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| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
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Usage
The bitter fruit are eaten after soaking and baking. (To remove tannins)
| Uses |
-
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| Edible
|
fruits
nuts
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| Therapeutic use
|
-
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| Human toxicity |
-
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
The seed coat is usually split on the plant and drops a young seedling into the ground. The seedlings can float for a week. Seedlings are easy to transplant.
| Mode |
-
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| Germination duration (days) |
-
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
20 - 34
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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