WorldFloraDB - Suaeda monoica

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 3 m high. The stems at the base can be 15 cm across. It develops annual fruiting branches. The leaves are succulent and narrow and 10-20 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. The flowers are in spikes at the ends of side branches.

Life form	annual
Growth form	shrub
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	-
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter)	3.0
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Photosynthetic pathway	c4

Environment

It can grow in salty clay and along river beds and near the base of cliffs. It can grow in mangrove swamps.

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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The leaves are cooked and used as a vegetable.

Uses	animal food environmental use food material medicinal social use
Edible	leaves
Therapeutic use	Insecticides (leaf), Anti-inflammatory agents (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

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