Grey Milkwood
Cerbera manghas
Also known as Sea Mango, Katasaali (H), Chandemara (K)
About Grey Milkwood
Cerbera manghas (formerly Cerbera tanghin), commonly known as the sea mango, wawai, pink-eyed cerbera, tangena or bintaro is a small evergreen coastal tree growing up to 12 metres (39 ft) tall. It is native to coastal areas in Africa, Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific islands. It is classified as one of the three species in the genus Cerbera that constitute mangroves. Despite its name, it is not closely related to the mango (Mangifera indica).
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cerbera manghas
- Genus
- Cerbera
- Family
- APOCYNACEAE
- Habit
- Tree Key identification features : Bark whitish grey and papery, flower has a pink tinge in the central corona tube
- Native to
- Asia, Australia and Pacific
- Distribution
- Asia, Australia and Pacific
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- kodalma, kattarali, kottuma
- Malayalam
- utalam, chattankaya
- Marathi
- Sukanu
Apocynaceae
Dogbane family
Grey Milkwood belongs to the Apocynaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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