Kandelia candel (L.) Druce

 
  • Family : RHIZOPHORACEAE
    (Mangrove Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SADABAHAR FAMILY (सदाबहार फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rhizophoraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Bruguiera candel Steud.; Kandelia rheedii Wight & Arn.; Rhizophora candel L.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Kandelia candel (L.) Druce
  • Vernacular name :
    • Gualia, Rasunia, Bhara (Oria)
    • Thuvar kandan, Kandigala (Telugu)
    • Cherukandal, Nallakandal (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tidal forests
  • Key identification features : A littoral tree
  • Flower, Fruit : February-August
  • Collection Nos : KFP 1173, KFP 11368
  • Distribution :
    • Goa : Goa
    • Karnataka : Dakshina Kannada district, Uttara Kannada district, Udupi district
    • Kerala : Kasaragod district, Kannur district, Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Thrissur district, Ernakulam district, Kottayam district, Alappuzha district, Kollam district
    • Maharashtra : Ratnagiri district
    • Odisha : Cuttack district, Koraput district
    • West Bengal : South 24-Parganas (Sundarbans)
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, India, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, India, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature :
    • Saldanha, C.J. (1996). Flora of Karnataka vol. 2. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co, New Delhi
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 – Flora of Udupi District
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • 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=Kandelia candel. Downloaded on 15 October 2024.

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