About Indian Mangrove
Avicennia officinalis is a species of mangrove also known as Indian mangrove. The genus Avicennia is named after the famous Persian scientist Ibn Sina.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Avicennia officinalis
- Genus
- Avicennia
- Family
- VERBENACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Along backwaters and mangrove forests
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia to Pacific Ocean
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-November
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Hindi
- baen, बिना bina
- Bengali
- baen, bani, বীনা bina
- Tamil
- வெண்கண்டல் venkantal, அலையாத்தி
- Kannada
- ಉಪ್ಪಾತಿ Uppati, ಕಾಂಡಲ Kaandala, ಮದ Mada
- Malayalam
- ഒറയി orayi, ഉപ്പട്ടി uppatti, ഉപ്പട്ടി
- Marathi
- तवीर tavir, तिवर tivar
Botanical family
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
Indian Mangrove belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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