Bina / Indian Mangrove
Avicennia officinalis
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, West Bengal & more
- Flowering
- April-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Avicennia officinalis
- Genus
- Avicennia
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Along backwaters and mangrove forests
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia to Pacific Ocean
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-November
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Verbenaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Verbenaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
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
About Bina
Indian Mangrove (Avicennia officinalis) is a tree belonging to the Verbenaceae family (Verbena/Teak family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite/whorled simple/compound leaves, spike/raceme/cymose flower clusters, drupe fruit. It is typically found in along backwaters and mangrove forests. It occurs across Indo-Malesia to Pacific Ocean. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during April-November. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
Bina belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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