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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Sonneratia caseolaris |
| Family name: |
LYTHRACEAE
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| English name: |
Apple Mangrove
Crabapple Mangrove
Mangrove Apple
Firefly Mangrove
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| Sinhala name: |
Kirilla (කිරිල්ල)
Kirala (කිරල)
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| Tamil name: |
Kinnai
Kinnari
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| Sanskrit name: |
Available soon
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
A bush or small tree of mangroves, about 12 m tall, twigs quadrangular, with prominent upwardly growing pneumatophores emerging from the system of cable roots. Leaves 6-7 cm long, sessile. Flowers large; calyx narrowly 6-parted, inside the calyx lobes greenish; petals 6, persistent, dark red. Fruit 5-7 cm wide, calyx flattish, scarsely enclosing the fruit, with persistent tapering style-base forming a point 2.5 cm long in the centre.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Cystitis
Kidney infection
Arthritis
Gout
Skin diseases
Diarrhoea
Dysentery
Leucorrhoea
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Bark
Leaves
Fruits
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Anti septic
Antitoxic
Sedative
Astringent
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