White Sonneratia [2] ( lat. Sonneratia alba ) is a species of plants of the Derbennikovye family ( Lythraceae ) [3] .
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Sonneratia iriomotensis Masam. Sonneratia mossambicensis Klotzsch ex Peters | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Description
Evergreen shrub or, usually small, tree 3-15 m high [4] , sometimes up to 30 m, with a spreading loose crown. Pneumatophores densely growing from long horizontal roots usually have a height of 30 cm, sometimes grow up to 1 m. The leaves are oval, pale on the edges on the adaxial side. The length of the leaves is 5-11 cm, the width is 4-8 cm. The length of the petiole is 5-15 mm. Sepals on the adaxial side are reddish, 1.3–2 cm. The petals are linear, white, 1.3–2 cm long and 1 mm thick. Filaments of white color. The diameter of the fetus is 2–4.5 cm. The seeds are sickle-shaped [5] .
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Range
White sonneratia is widespread on the coasts of the Indian Ocean and some parts of the Pacific Ocean [6] .
Usage
Wood is widely used in construction and for the manufacture of carcasses for boats, as well as for fuel. Pneumatophores are used to make floats and plugs. Finds application in medicine. In India and Indonesia, a drink is prepared from the fruit [6] .
Notes
- ↑ For the conventionality of indicating the class of dicotyledons as a superior taxon for the plant group described in this article, see the APG Systems section of the Dicotyledonous article .
- ↑ Mangroves. BSI FEB RAS .
- ↑ Sonneratia white (English) : information on the GRIN website.
- ↑ Sonneratia alba . African Plant Database . Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute (2012). Date of appeal September 19, 2016.
- ↑ Sonneratia alba . Flora of China . Date of appeal September 19, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 Kathiresan, K., Salmo III, SG, Fernando, ES, Peras, JR, Sukardjo, S., Miyagi, T., Ellison, J., Koedam, NE, Wang, Y., Primavera, J., Jin Eong, O., Wan-Hong Yong, J. & Ngoc Nam, V. Sonneratia alba on the Red List of Threatened Species . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010 . IUCN (2010). Date of appeal September 12, 2016.