Archaka Kandaale / Apple Mangrove
Sonneratia caseolaris
Also known as Crabapple Mangrove
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Kerala, Goa, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
How to identify Archaka Kandaale
Identify Archaka Kandaale by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Red-tinged flowers, apple-shaped mangrove fruit.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Goa, Karnataka, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Sonneratiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Archaka Kandaale.
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
A member of the Sonneratiaceae family, Apple Mangrove (Sonneratia caseolaris) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Goa, Karnataka and 3 other states. It grows in tidal forests. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Sonneratiaceae
Apple Mangrove Family
Archaka Kandaale belongs to the Sonneratiaceae family.
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