Mangroves
Mangrooves occur near the mouths of rivers and on the shores of lagoons and estuaries and are seems in the south ,southwest and northeast coasts Koggala,Kalametiya and Kokilai lagoons and Trincomalee and Jaffna. The totalarea under mangroves in sri lanka is estimated to be between 6000 and 13000 ha. 14 mangrove plant species and 12 associated have been recorded.
Mangrooves occur near the mouths of rivers and on the shores of lagoons and estuaries and are seems in the south ,southwest and northeast coasts Koggala,Kalametiya and Kokilai lagoons and Trincomalee and Jaffna. The totalarea under mangroves in sri lanka is estimated to be between 6000 and 13000 ha. 14 mangrove plant species and 12 associated have been recorded.
Avicennia officinalias
Aegiceras corniculata
Acanthus ilicifolius
Acrostichum aureum
Bruguiera gymnorhiza
Ceriops decandra
Sonneratia caseolaris
Rhizophora apiculata
Xylocarpus granatum.Exoecaria agallocha
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