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Terminalia catappa

Description
Life form	tree	Physiology	evergreen, deciduous, single stem
Habit	erect	Category	fruits & nuts, materials, ornamentals/turf, forest/wood, environmental
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	medium (50-150 cm)	shallow (20-50 cm)
Temperat. requir.	21	32	10	36	Soil texture	light	heavy, medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	1500	3400	700	4200	Soil fertility	high	low
Latitude	-	-	10	15	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	800	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	medium (4-10 dS/m)
Soil PH	5	7	4.3	8	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry)
Light intensity	very bright	cloudy skies	very bright	light shade

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar)	Photoperiod	short day (<12 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	no input	Killing temp. early growth	no input
Abiotic toler.	wind, drought, coastal salt spray	Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system		Crop cycle	300	365
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity

(at most All5102550100)

Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
food & beverage	vitamins	seeds
food & beverage	minerals	seeds
non-vertebrate food	vitamins	leaves
non-vertebrate food	minerals	leaves
material	dye/tannin	stems
material	dye/tannin	roots
material	dye/tannin	fruits
material	dye/tannin	leaves
material	timber wood	bark
material	lipids/oil & fats	seeds
fuels	fuelwood	bark
environmental	erosion control	entire plant
environmental	shade & shelter	entire plant
environmental	agroforestry	entire plant
environmental	pioneer	entire plant
environmental	ornamental/turf	entire plant