Flora and Fauna
Among the littoral species tolerating a certain amount of salinity in the soil and in the water, the following five are the most common and remarkable ones : Excoecaria agallocha L (Tam. Tillai), Clerodendrum inerme Gaertn. (Tam. Sangankuppi), Acanthus ilicifolius L. (Tam. Kaludai Mulli), Solanum trilobatum L (Tam. Tudulai), Pandanus tectorius Sol. (Tam. Talai). The trees grown in the area is Palmyra palm, Babul tree, Samutirappalai, Pongam oil tree, Wild date palm.
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