Avicennia alba Blume

 
  • Family : VERBENACEAE
    (Verbena Or Vervain Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SAGVAN FAMILY (सागवान फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Avicennia alba Blume
  • Vernacular name :
    • Bani, Safed bani (Oria)
    • Gundu mada (Telugu)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Littoral forests
  • Comments / notes : Wood is very strong and used for timber and fuel.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-September
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Udupi district, Uttara Kannada district, Dakshina Kannada district
    • Odisha : Angul district, Cuttack district, Koraput district, Sambalpur district, Kendrapara district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
  • Native : Australia, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Caroline Islands, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Marianas, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Australia, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Caroline Islands, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Marianas, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 – Flora of Udupi district
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Avicennia alba. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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