Sonneratia caseolaris, also known as mangrove apple or crabapple mangrove, kirala (කිරල) in Sri Lanka, "'Kulhlhavah"' "ކުއްޅަވައް " in dhivehi, Maldives (Thai: ลำพู), is a species of plant in the Lythraceae family. The fruit is noted for its outward similarity to the persimmon fruit. This tree is a type of mangrove growing up to 20 m in height and with a trunk reaching a maximum diameter of 50 cm. It is present in tropical tidal mud flats from Africa to Indonesia, southwards down to Northeast Australia and New Caledonia and northwards up to Hainan Island in China and the Philippines.