Avicennia officinalis L.

 
  • Family : VERBENACEAE
    (Verbena Or Vervain Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SAGVAN FAMILY (सागवान फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Avicennia obovata Griff.; Avicennia oepata Buch.-Ham.; Avicennia officinalis var. acuminata Domin; Halodendrum thouarsii Roem. & Schult.; Racka ovata Roem. & Schult.; Racka torrida J.F.Gmel.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Avicennia officinalis L.
  • Common name : White mangrove
  • Vernacular name :
    • Madaipattai, Orei, Oora, Uppatti (Malayalam)
    • Bani, Kalabani (Oria)
    • Bina (Hindi)
    • Mada, Nallamada (Telugu)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Along backwaters and mangrove forests
  • Flower, Fruit : April-November
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : West Godavari district
    • Kerala : Kasaragod district, Kannur district, Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Thrissur district, Kottayam district, Alappuzha district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Maharashtra : Thane district
    • Odisha : Cuttack district, Angul district, Koraput district, Sambalpur district, Nayagarh district, Boudh district
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 – Flora of Udupi district
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 218
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Avicennia officinalis. Downloaded on 27 July 2024.

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