Lythraceae

Sonneratia ovata Backer

Family: Lythraceae
Genus: Sonneratia

Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants

Sonneratia ovata (Sonneratia ovata) — FlowerPhoto: Utain Pummarin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free

Common names

By language (4)

ban: Bogem
Chinese: 卵叶海桑, 桑海桑
Thai: ลำแพน
Vietnamese: Bần trứng

Flowers

In flower: July, October, December (from 9 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Utain Pummarin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Abu Hamas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Abu Hamas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Abu Hamas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Abu Hamas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Gerard Chartier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

More in Sonneratia

Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.