✿Sonneratiaceae · Sonneratia
Archaka Kandaale / Apple Mangrove
Sonneratia caseolaris
Also known as Crabapple Mangrove
TreeMedicinal
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Kerala, Goa, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sonneratia caseolaris
- Genus
- Sonneratia
- Family
- Sonneratiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Tidal forests
- Distribution
- India, Tropical to SE. Asia, N. Australia
- Found in India
- Kerala, Goa, Karnataka, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, West Bengal, Puducherry
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Bengali
- চাক কেওড়া
- Tamil
- கிண்ணை
- Kannada
- ಅರ್ಚಕ Archaka ಕಂದಾಲೆ Kandaale
- Malayalam
- ചക്കരക്കണ്ടൽ
About Archaka Kandaale
Apple Mangrove (Sonneratia caseolaris) is a tree belonging to the Sonneratiaceae family (Apple Mangrove Family). It is typically found in tidal forests. It occurs across India, Tropical to SE. Asia, N. Australia. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Botanical family
Sonneratiaceae
Apple Mangrove Family
Archaka Kandaale belongs to the Sonneratiaceae family.
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