Bruguiera parviflora (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. ex Griff.

 
  • Family : RHIZOPHORACEAE
    (Mangrove Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SADABAHAR FAMILY (सदाबहार फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rhizophoraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Bruguiera ritchiei Merr.; Kanilia parviflora Blume; Rhizophora parviflora Roxb.; Rhizophora pauciflora Griff.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Bruguiera parviflora (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. ex Griff.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tidal forests
  • Key identification features : A Mangrove Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : May-July
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Dakshina Kannada district, Uttara Kannada district
    • Odisha : Cuttack district, Koraput district
    • West Bengal : South 24-Parganas (Sundarbans)
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : North and Middle Andaman,Ritchie\'s Archipelago taluk (Havelock Island),Betapur,Long & Rutland Island
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, SE. Asia, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Australia
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature :
    • Saldanha, C. J. 1996. Flora of Karnataka vol. 2
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 165
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Bruguiera parviflora. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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