Ceriops tagal (Perr.) C.B.Rob.

 
  • Family : RHIZOPHORACEAE
    (Mangrove Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SADABAHAR FAMILY (सदाबहार फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : RHIZOPHORACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Ceriops tagal (Perr.) C.B.Rob.
  • Vernacular name : Math garan (Oria); Ankandal, Manjakandal (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tidal forests
  • Key identification features : A Mangrove and littoral tree found in tidal forests
  • Flower, Fruit : July-December
  • Collection Nos : T. R. Bell 5029 (BLAT)
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Dakshina Kannada district, Uttara Kannada district, Udupi district
    • Kerala : Kollam district
    • Odisha : Cuttack district
  • World Distribution : Paleotropics
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature : Saldanha, C. J. 1996. Flora of Karnataka vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ceriops tagal. Downloaded on 14 November 2024.

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