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Sea Almond
Sea Almond
Terminalia catappa
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Up to 80 yrs
Size
Huge
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical coastline
Range
Old World Tropics
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

The Sea Almond is a large tree that can grow to 45 meters tall, native to tropical regions. Its seed pods are encased in a thick, fleshy shell that can be up to 1.2 meters long.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Combretaceae
Genus
Terminalia
Species
Terminalia catappa