Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

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Myrsinaceae
Aegiceras corniculatus (L.) Blanco
English name: Dwarf Mangrove.
Local name: Karri.
Description:
A low evergreen tree or shrub growing1.5-3.5 m high usually gregarious, glabrous. Leaves
smooth shiny green attached with small reddish stalk. Flowers generally white,
pentamerous, perfect and fragrant. Fruit cylindrical, slightly curved, pointed at the apex,
arise in clusters. Seeds germinate in side the fruit.
Flowering Period:
February and March.
Habitat:
A mangrove species, grows in creeks in the inter-tidal zone.
Uses:
Most of the mangrove species are rich in tannin.
Distribution:
Seashore of Pakistan, India, Africa, Australia and eastward.