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Hainan Sonneratia

Sonneratia hainanensis

Sonneratia hainanensis is a mangrove tree from Hainan Island in southern China, native to tidal coastal swamps. It is a wetland species grown for coastal restoration rather than as a garden plant, so it needs brackish, regularly flooded mud.

Family
Lythraceae (Loosestrife family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Grow in tidal, brackish or saturated mud; it tolerates regular flooding.
Soil
Muddy, silty, saline coastal sediment.
Temperature
Tropical to subtropical; frost-intolerant.
How easy
Hard

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Sonneratia hainanensis, the Hainan sonneratia, is a species of plant in the family Lythraceae.

It is endemic to Hainan island/province in southeastern China.

Other Sonneratia plants

Sonneratia alba · Sonneratia caseolaris · Sonneratia ovata · Sonneratia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sonneratia hainanensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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