Apple Mangrove (Sonneratia alba)

Apple Mangrove, a reference photo — Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Sonneratia alba is a mangrove tree in the family Lythraceae. The specific epithet alba is from the Latin meaning 'white', referring to the flowers.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Apple Mangrove being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Sonneratia ovata
Sonneratia caseolaris
Lumnitzera racemosa
Amyema mackayensis

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Lythraceae
Genus: Sonneratia
Species: Sonneratia alba

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