Lumnitzera racemosa
Lumnitzera racemosa
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
A plant of the moist lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 70 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 - 28°c, but can tolerate 15 - 32°c[1]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 800 - 2,000mm, but tolerates up to 4,000mm[1]. When growing in the mangrove swamps, and subject to periodic inundation, it can survive on an annual rainfall of just 100mm[1]. Requires a sunny position[1]. Grows best in a fertile, clay soil[1]. Tolerant of quite high levels of salt in the soil[1]. Prefers a pH in the range 6.5 - 7, tolerating 6 - 7.5[1].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Lumnitzera+racemosa>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Ecocrop — http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home ↩︎Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available.
- [2]Flora of China — Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. · 1994 · http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ ↩︎An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
- [3]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
- [4]Plants of Southeast Asia — http://www.asianplant.net/ ↩︎Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc,