The large leaves are up to 25 cm long and 15 cm broad, ovoid, glossy dark green and leathery | Sophie Hollingworth, Michelle Dalton, Graham Finlayson And Others 30-8-2019 , , Nutrients, Issue 9, Folder 11, Page 2030 |
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catappa is a good species for park and garden shade, and makes a good windbreak | It prefers moist, well-drained, sandy and loamy soils, but is adapted to a wide range of substrates, including saline and alkaline sands over limestone |
Elmar Wienecke, Claudia Nolden 2016 , "], MMW Fortschritte der Medizin, Issue 6, Folder 158, Page 12-16.
Hadeel Ali Ghazzawi, and Khalid Al-Ismail 2017 , , Journal of Food Quality, Edited | Tolerant of periods of drought, it sheds leaves to withstand dry spells |
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Dharmasiri 1-1-2000 , , Asian Journal of Andrology, Issue 3, Folder 2, Page 213-220 | catappa is deciduous and loses its leaves twice each year; before falling, they turn dark red |