Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Tidal, brackish
Mature size
10–15 m
First harvest
Fruit year six
Family
Lythraceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Only for genuine tidal restoration sites.
A Sundarbans mangrove with night flowers that bats pollinate.
Growing it
Only for genuine tidal restoration sites.
What it is for
Mangrove restoration; sour fruit; bat forage.