Sonneratia griffithii
Kurz
LythraceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The very acidic fruit are sometimes used to make vinegar.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows on the sea face of the mangroves.
Andamans, Asia, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, SE Asia, Thailand,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A tall tropical tree reaching 40 m in height, found on the sea face of mangroves in the Lythraceae family.
Names & Synonyms
Bedada laut, Berebat, Laba, Gedabu, Lam pen, Padada laut, Perepat, Tabyu-lame
Blatti griffithii KuntzeSonneratia apetala auctt.
References (3)
- Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 2 (I-Z) p 2090
- Milow, P., et al, 2013, Malaysian species of plants with edible fruits or seeds and their evaluation. International Journal of Fruit Science. 14:1, 1-27
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
