Aegialitis rotundifolia Roxb.

 
  • Family : PLUMBAGINACEAE
    (Leadwort Or The Plumbago Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : CHITRAK FAMILY (चित्रक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : PLUMBAGINACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Aegialitis rotundifolia Roxb.
  • Vernacular name : Bana Ruar, Banoroa (Oria)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tidal forests
  • Comments / notes : A mangrove littoral.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-July
  • Distribution :
    • Odisha : Puri district, Khurda district, Ganjam district, Cuttack district, Kendrapara district
  • Native : Tropical Asia
  • World Distribution : India incl. Andamans, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Bangladesh
  • Conservation Status : Near Threatened (NT)
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
  • 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=Aegialitis rotundifolia. Downloaded on 20 May 2024.

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