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Bruguiera gymnorrhiza

Description
Life form	tree	Physiology	evergreen, single stem, C3 photosynthesis
Habit	erect	Category	fruits & nuts, vegetables, materials, forest/wood, environmental
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes	grown on small scale

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	medium (50-150 cm)	medium (50-150 cm)
Temperat. requir.	20	26	15	30	Soil texture	heavy, medium	heavy, medium, light, wide, organic
Rainfall (annual)	1500	6000	1000	8000	Soil fertility	high	moderate
Latitude	5	-	20	25	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	50	Soil salinity	medium (4-10 dS/m)	medium (4-10 dS/m)
Soil PH	7	8	6.5	8.5	Soil drainage	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells)	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells)
Light intensity	very bright	clear skies	very bright	cloudy skies

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

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

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Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
material	timber wood	bark
fuels	fuelwood	bark
fuels	charcoal	bark
material	dye/tannin	bark
material	dye/tannin	stems
food & beverage	vitamins	fruits
food & beverage	minerals	fruits
food additive	condiment/seasoning	stems
food & beverage	minerals	leaves
environmental	erosion control	entire plant