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| − | '''''Sonneratia caseolaris''''', also known as '''mangrove apple''' or '''crabapple mangrove''', ''kirala'' (කිරල) in Sri Lanka, "'Kulhlhavah"' "ކުއްޅަވައް " in dhivehi, Maldives ({{lang-th|ลำพู}}), is a species of [[plant]] in the [[Lythraceae]] family. The fruit is noted for its outward similarity to the persimmon fruit.<ref>[http://mangrove.nus.edu.sg/guidebooks/text/1074.htm]</ref>
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| − | This tree is a type of [[mangrove]] growing up to 20 m in height and with a trunk reaching a maximum diameter of 50 cm. It is present in tropical [[tidal mud flats]] from [[Africa]] to [[Indonesia]], southwards down to Northeast [[Australia]] and [[New Caledonia]] and northwards up to [[Hainan Island]] in [[China]] and the [[Philippines]].
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| − | The fruit of this tree is the subject of a legend of [[Maldivian folklore]], ''Kulhlhavah Falhu Rani''.<ref>[[Xavier Romero-Frias|Romero-Frias, Xavier]] (2012) ''Folk tales of the Maldives'', [http://www.niaspress.dk/catalogue2011/Catalogue_2012.pdf NIAS Press], {{ISBN|978-87-7694-104-8}}, {{ISBN|978-87-7694-105-5}}</ref>
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| − | The tree is associated with congregating fireflies throughout southeast Asia<ref>[http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/plants/mangrove/sonneratia/caseolaris.htm]</ref> and is the food source of moth and other insects.
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| − | The leaves and the fruit are edible and appreciated as food in certain areas, such as [[Maldives]].<ref>[http://www.naturia.per.sg/buloh/plants/sonneratia.htm Mangrove Apple] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061209132038/http://www.naturia.per.sg/buloh/plants/sonneratia.htm |date=2006-12-09 }}</ref> In Sri Lanka, where the fruit is known as ''kirala gédi'' (කිරල ගෙඩි) in Sinhala, the pulp of the fruit is mixed with coconut milk extract and made into a milk shake.<ref>''Apé Lamā Lōkaya:1950'', Chapter 28 (Vijitha Yapa Publications) {{ISBN|978-955-665-250-5}}</ref> Many tourist resorts situated in the South of Sri Lanka where the trees grow abundantly alongside rivers, offer fresh fruit drinks made from the fruit.
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| − | In the Maldives the fruits are used as a refreshing drink and also eaten with scraped coconut & sugar.
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| − | The tree is also sometimes known as '''cork tree''', because fishermen in some areas make [[fishing net#Floats|fishing net floats]] by shaping the [[pneumatophores]] into small floats.<ref>[http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/plants/mangrove/sonneratia/caseolaris.htm Wild Singapore - Berembang ''Sonneratia caseolaris'']</ref>
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| − | *[http://mangrove.nus.edu.sg/guidebooks/text/1074.htm Mangrove flora: berembang (Sonneratia caseolaris)]
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| − | *[http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Apple%20Mangrove.html Flowers of India - Apple Mangrove]
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| − | *[http://sci.odu.edu/gmsa/about/mangrove_PDFS/Sonneratia%20caseolaris.pdf Sonneratia caseolaris]
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