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Sonneratia caseolaris

Description
Life formshrub, treePhysiologyevergreen, single stem, multi stem
HabiterectCategoryfruits & nuts, materials, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood
Life spanperennialPlant attributes

Ecology
OptimalAbsoluteOptimalAbsolute
MinMaxMinMaxSoil depthdeep (>>150 cm)medium (50-150 cm)
Temperat. requir.20301038Soil textureheavyheavy, medium, light
Rainfall (annual)1500250010003000Soil fertilityhighmoderate
Latitude--2020Soil Al. tox
Altitude --- --- --Soil salinitymedium (4-10 dS/m)high (>10 dS/m))
Soil PH6.77.36.57.5Soil drainagepoorly (saturated >50% of year)poorly (saturated >50% of year)
Light intensityvery brightclear skiesvery brightcloudy skies

Climate zonetropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar)Photoperiodshort day (<12 hours)
Killing temp. during restno inputKilling temp. early growthno input
Abiotic toler.floodingAbiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
MinMax
Product. systemCrop cycle330365
Cropping systemSubsystemCompanion speciesLevel of mechanizationLabour intensity

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Uses
Main useDetailed useUsed part
food & beveragevitaminsfruits
food & beveragemineralsfruits
food & beveragevitaminsleaves
food & beveragemineralsleaves
food additivestarchfruits
materialtimber woodbark
materialdye/tanninstems
fuelsfuelwoodbark
medicinalfruits