Halsi / River Mangrove
Aegiceras corniculatum
Also known as Black Mangrove
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Goa, West Bengal & more
- Flowering
- February-September
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Aegiceras corniculatum
- Genus
- Aegiceras
- Family
- Myrsinaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Mangrove forests and marshy areas
- Distribution
- Tropical shores from Pakistan to Australia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Goa, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-September
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Myrsinaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Variable
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Myrsinaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- हलसी halsi
- Bengali
- খলশী khalsi, খলশী, Khalsi
- Tamil
- நரிக்கண்டல் narikandal
- Kannada
- ಕಂಜಾಲ kanjala, ಶೂಲಿ shooli
- Malayalam
- പൂക്കണ്ടൽ pukantal, പൂക്കണ്ടൽ, Aegiceras corniculatum
- Marathi
- चीप cheep, काजळा kajala, चीप
About Halsi
River Mangrove (Aegiceras corniculatum) is a tree belonging to the Myrsinaceae family (Myrsine Family). It is typically found in mangrove forests and marshy areas. It occurs across Tropical shores from Pakistan to Australia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during February-September. The species is valued in traditional medicine. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Myrsinaceae
Myrsine Family
Halsi belongs to the Myrsinaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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