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apple mangrove
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apple mangrove

Sonneratia caseolaris

Sonneratia caseolaris, also known as mangrove apple or crabapple mangrove, kirala (කිරල) in Sri Lanka, "'Kulhlhavah"' "ކުއްޅަވައް " in dhivehi, Maldives (Thai: ลำพู), is a species of plant in the Lythraceae family. The fruit is noted for its outward similarity to the persimmon fruit.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 196662.