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Heritiera littoralis Aiton
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Heritiera littoralis |
| Family name: |
MALVACEAE
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| English name: |
Looking-Glass Tree
Mangrove Dungun
Keeled-Pod Mangrove
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| Sinhala name: |
Etuna (ඇටුණ)
Homediriya (හෝමැදිරිය)
Attoona (අට්ටූණ )
Atona (ඇටෝණ )
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| Tamil name: |
Chonmuntiri
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| Conservation status: |
NT - Near Threatened - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
A mangrove tree, up to about 5-15 m tall. Leaves oblong-ovate to elliptic-ovate and 10-20 cm long; leaf tip pointed or blunt, the base usually rounded, the upper surface smooth and shining, and the lower surface densely covered with small, round, pale or silvery-white scales. Flowers numerous, yellowish-green, bell-shaped, about 5 mm long, usually 5-toothed and borne on hairy panicles 7-15 cm long. Fruit is hard and shining, woody, smooth, broadly boat-shaped, 4-8 cm long, and keeled.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
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