Churunda
Lumnitzera racemosa
Aquatic Plants Difficulty: Moderate
📖 About this plant
Lumnitzera racemosa (black mangrove or ‘Churunda’ in Odia, also called ‘Tunda’) is a small mangrove tree of the Combretaceae family. The tree bears succulent leaves that excrete salt through special glands, and produces pneumatophores for gas exchange in waterlogged mangrove mud. Wood is hard and used for charcoal and small construction. Bark yields tannin.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
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Light
Full sun
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Water
Brackish mangrove water
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Humidity
High
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Temperature
20-35°C
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Soil
Mangrove mud
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Fertilizer
Not required
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- Indo-Pacific mangroves
- 📏 Max height
- 5-10 m
- 📐 Spread
- 3-5 m
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Year-round (white flowers in spikes)
- 🎨 Bloom color
- White
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Evergreen succulent dark green
- ⏳ Lifespan
- 30+ years
- 📈 Growth rate
- Slow
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Non-toxic
- 🌱 Propagation
- Seeds, propagules
🛡️ Health & Safety
🐾 Pet safe
✅ Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Common issues
- Habitat loss, top-dying from salinity changes
💡 Care tips
- Mangrove species — requires brackish habitat. Conservation priority.
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