About rib-fruited yellow mangrove
Ceriops tagal, commonly known as spurred mangrove or Indian mangrove, is a mangrove tree species in the family Rhizophoraceae. It is a protected tree in South Africa. The specific epithet tagal is a plant name from the Tagalog language.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ceriops tagal
- Genus
- Ceriops
- Family
- RHIZOPHORACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Tidal forests Key identification features : A Mangrove and littoral tree found in tidal forests
- Distribution
- Paleotropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-December
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Bengali
- মাঠ গরান math goran, মাঠ গরান
- Tamil
- பன்றிக்குத்தி panri-k-kutti
- Kannada
- ಚೌರಿ chowri, ಕಿರಾರಿ kiraari
- Malayalam
- ആനക്കണ്ടല് aanakkantal, കണ്ടല് kantal, മഞ്ഞക്കണ്ടൽ mannakkantal
- Marathi
- चौरी chauri, किरारी kirari
Botanical family
Rhizophoraceae
Mangrove Family
rib-fruited yellow mangrove belongs to the Rhizophoraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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