Chauri / Rib-Fruited Yellow Mangrove
Ceriops tagal
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, West Bengal & more
- Flowering
- July-December
How to identify Chauri
Identify Chauri by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Buttressed root base, mangrove tree with yellow bark.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Opposite.
- Confirm leaf shape: Obovate.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Solitary.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, West Bengal, Goa and nearby regions.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ceriops tagal
- Genus
- Ceriops
- Family
- Rhizophoraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Tidal forests
- Distribution
- Paleotropics
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, West Bengal, Goa, Gujarat, Odisha
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-December
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“The leaves are in opposite pairs, glossy yellowish-green above, obovate with entire margins, up to 6 cm (2.4 in) long and 3 cm (1.2 in) wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- ObovaterecordedEgg-shaped but broader near the tip rather than the base.“The leaves are in opposite pairs, glossy yellowish-green above, obovate with entire margins, up to 6 cm (2.4 in) long and 3 cm (1.2 in) wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- EntirerecordedA smooth, unbroken edge with no teeth or notches.“The leaves are in opposite pairs, glossy yellowish-green above, obovate with entire margins, up to 6 cm (2.4 in) long and 3 cm (1.2 in) wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chauri itself; the rest are typical of the Rhizophoraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower arrangement
- SolitaryrecordedA single flower borne alone, not in a cluster.“The flowers are borne singly in the ;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chauri itself; the rest are typical of the Rhizophoraceae family — flowering plants only.
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
About Chauri
Rib-fruited yellow mangrove (Ceriops tagal) is a tree in the Rhizophoraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, West Bengal and 3 other states. It grows in tidal forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to December.
Uses
In practice it is cut for timber and furniture, a source of dye or tannin and burnt as firewood or charcoal.
Rhizophoraceae
Mangrove Family
Chauri belongs to the Rhizophoraceae family.
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