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Sonneratia alba
Medium sized tree to 8m, a pioneer mangrove species with a distinctive large flower (4cm across). Pic 4 shows a pneumatophore (root growing out of the ground) used for extra oxygen intake. The fruit is edible when ripe. Member of the Lythraceae family.
Mangroves
Spotted on Sep 22, 2015
Submitted on Oct 3, 2015
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