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Lumnitzera racemosa

Authority Willd. Family Magnoliopsida:Rosidae:Myrtales:Combretaceae Synonyms Common names Editor Ecocrop code 7429

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SOURCES Troup R 1921 pp 496 548 [DRA, SAL, USE] Tomlinson P 1986 pp 225 [SAL] Aronson J 1989 pp 59 [SAL] White F 1983 pp 261 263 264 National RC 180 pp 52-54 [DRA, SAL, TEXT, TEMP, KTMP, RAIN, DEP] GROWING PERIOD Perennial evergreen shrub or small tree. In India kirpa flowers in March-April and fruit in September. (GMIN and GMAX estimated by the compiler). COMMON NAMES Kirpa, Yinye. FURTHER INF Adapted to the conditions in mangrove swamps, and under these conditions it can withstand mean annual rainfall as low as 100 mm. Otherwise a minimum yearly rainfall of 800 mm is required. Photosynthesis pathway C3.
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