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Sonneratia caseolaris

Authority (L.) Engl. Family Magnoliopsida:Rosidae:Myrtales:Sonneratiaceae Synonyms Rhizophora caseolaris L., Sonneratia acida L.f., Sonneratia lanceolata Blume Common names firefly mangrove, mangrove Editor Ecocrop code 1978

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A shrub or a small to medium-sized evergreen tree reaching 5-15 m, rarely up to 20 m in height. The trunk without buttresses or stilt roots and the crown rather open and spreading. USES Wood used for construction, poles, posts, boatbuilding, and firewood. "Breathingroots" can serve as cork. Young berries are edible and used as a fruit vegetable, pectin can be extracted from the fruits. Young fruits are sour tasting and used as a flavouring. Mature fruits have a cheese-like taste and are eaten raw or cooked. They also have medicinal properties. Leaves can be eaten raw. The bark can be extracted for tannin. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. COMMON NAMES Crabapple mangrove, Mangrove, Orcha, Kirilla, Kinnai, Berembang, Padada, Pagatpat, Pedada, Pidada, Perepat, Bedada, Bidada, Bogem, Pagapate, Hikaw-hikawan, Bunayon, Tapoo, Tamoo, 'am'-pie, Lamphu. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: S. acida, S. obovata, Rhizophora caseoralis. Crabapple mangrove is native of South and South-East Asia, where it is common in mangrove forests of shilty tropical shores, generally in the less salty inner parts. Its characteristic habitat consists of river banks and tidal areas with mud banks, often in upstream estuarine positions of rivers subjected to large volumes of freshwater run-off or with slow-moving brackish or fresh water and as far inland as the salt water floods.
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SOURCES (S. caseolaris (L.) Engler) National RC 1980 pp 52-54 [DRA, SAL, TEXT, TEMP, KTMP, RAIN, DEP] Little E 1983 pp 333-335 [USE, RAIN, KTMP, TEXT, SAL] Siemonsma J 1993 pp 262-264 [USE, DRA, DEP, TEXT, SAL]