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Sonneratia apetala

Authority Ham. Family Magnoliopsida:Rosidae:Myrtales:Sonneratiaceae Synonyms Common names kambala, mangrove, pagapat, pagapato Editor Ecocrop code 9938

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A small to medium sized evergreen tree GROWING PERIOD Fast-growing perennial. COMMON NAMES Keora, Kandal, Kylanki, Marama, Kanbala. FURTHER INF Keora occur in tidal forests of India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. It is often found on new alluvial land thrown up in the form of islands or flats in the bends of tidal rivers. Yearly yields may be about 30 m3/ha. (pH estimated by the compiler).
Sources
SOURCES Zabala N 1990 pp 84-86 [TEMP, RAIN, TEXT, DRA, LIG, USE] Troup R 1921 pp 608-609 [USE, TEXT] National RC 1983c [DRA, SAL, TEXT, TEMP, KTMP, RAIN, DEP]