Sonneratia apetala

Botanical Description

Sonneratia apetala is a fast-growing evergreen tree with a columnar crown; it can grow up to 15 metres tall with occasional specimens to 20 metres and a trunk 20 - 30cm in diameter[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 1705 Title A Monograph on Sonneratia apetala Buch.-Ham. Publication Author Nasrin S.; Hossain M. & Alam Md.R. Publisher Lambert Academic Publishing Year 2017 ISBN 978-3-330-05251-2 Description A very detailed look at the environmental and other uses of this species. ]. Plants grow 25 - 30 metres tall in Bangladesh[ 1705 Title A Monograph on Sonneratia apetala Buch.-Ham. Publication Author Nasrin S.; Hossain M. & Alam Md.R. Publisher Lambert Academic Publishing Year 2017 ISBN 978-3-330-05251-2 Description A very detailed look at the environmental and other uses of this species. ]. The tree produces pneumatophores (vertical roots arising above the ground from shallow, horizontal roots) up to 1.5 metres tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The tree is commonly harvested from the wild for a variety of local uses as food, medicine and a source of materials, whilst the wood is also traded nationally and the fruit is sold in local markets. It is a very important component of mangrove swamps and has been widely planted as a fast-growing species for the reforestation of mangrove communities[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 1705 Title A Monograph on Sonneratia apetala Buch.-Ham. Publication Author Nasrin S.; Hossain M. & Alam Md.R. Publisher Lambert Academic Publishing Year 2017 ISBN 978-3-330-05251-2 Description A very detailed look at the environmental and other uses of this species. ]. Sonneratia apetala is common through most of its range, but there are increasing threats to mangrove swamps in general, mainly from human activities. Consequently, the tree has been classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2010)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].