Sonneratiaceae
Apple Mangrove Family
The Sonneratiaceae family (Apple Mangrove Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Myrtales. In the SASYA catalogue it spans 4 species across 2 genera. Its members are predominantly trees. Well-represented genera include Sonneratia and Duabanga. Several members are valued in traditional medicine. Familiar examples include Lampatti, Apple Mangrove and Sonneratia Mangrove.
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Leathery opposite leaves on trees rooted in tidal mud, surrounded by numerous pencil-like breathing roots poking up through the mud; flowers open only at night, with numerous long stamens far outnumbering the small petals, pollinated chiefly by bats and moths.
The upward-pointing pneumatophore roots let the tree's root system breathe air even while its base sits submerged in waterlogged, oxygen-poor tidal mud.
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