About Bakau Putih
Bruguiera cylindrica is a small tree in the mangrove family Rhizophoraceae, native to tropical Asia and Australia. It was first described in 1827 and has the conservation status of least concern.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Bruguiera cylindrica
- Genus
- Bruguiera
- Family
- RHIZOPHORACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Tidal forests Key identification features : A Mangrove Tree
- Distribution
- India, SE. Asia, Malesia to N.Australia
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-October
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Bengali
- বকুল কাঁকড়া bakula kankara, সোনা চম্পা sona champa, ঠুসিয়া thushia
- Tamil
- காக்கண் kaakandal, காகந்தன் kaakandan, பண்ணுக்குச்சி pannukkucci
- Malayalam
- ചെറുകണ്ടല് cheru-kantal, കുറ്റിക്കണ്ടൽ kurrikkantal, കുറ്റിക്കണ്ടൽ
- Marathi
- कांडेल kandel, कनिल kanil, लहान झुंबर lahan zumbar
Botanical family
Rhizophoraceae
Mangrove Family
Bakau Putih belongs to the Rhizophoraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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