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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To check whether a plant belongs to Sonneratiaceae, compare the leaf arrangement, leaf type, flower symmetry, fruit type, and one distinctive marker together. A single feature can mislead; the family pattern is the combination.
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Families that can look similar
Myrtaceae
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Compare MyrtaceaeMelastomataceae
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Compare MelastomataceaeCombretaceae
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Compare CombretaceaeLythraceae
Compare against Lythraceae when the plant shares similar leaves, flowers, or fruit. Confirm by checking the full family pattern.
Compare LythraceaeAll 4 species in SONNERATIACEAE
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