Tropical fruit trees tolerant to flooding

Here are the tropical fruit trees that are tolerant to flooding according to University of Florida:

Tolerant to flooding:
Guava
Sapodilla
Caimito
Coconut
Grafted citrus

Moderately tolerant to flooding:
Lychee and Longan
‘Tahiti’ lime
Canistel
Mango
Carambola
Banana

Not tolerant to flooding:
Avocado
Papaya
Mamey sapote
Sugar apple and Atemoya
Passion fruit
Jackfruit

Sapodilla is among the very few trees that are tolerant to both flooding and drought.

References:
http://www.growables.org/information/documents/DroughtFlood.pdf

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