✿Rhizophoraceae · Kandelia
Kandal / Narrow-Leaved Kandelia
Kandelia candel
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Goa & more
- Flowering
- February-August
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Kandelia candel
- Genus
- Kandelia
- Family
- Rhizophoraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Tidal forests
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia, Indo-China
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Goa, West Bengal, Puducherry
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-August
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Bengali
- guria, গুড়িয়া
- Tamil
- கண்டல் kantal, பூக்கண்டல் pu-k-kantal, துவர்க்கண்டல் tuvar-k-kantal
- Kannada
- ಕಾಂದಲೆ kandale
- Malayalam
- ചെറുക്കണ്ടല് cheru-kantal, എഴുത്താണിക്കണ്ടൽ eluttanikkantal, ക്കണ്ടല് kantal
- Marathi
- कांदळ kandal
About Kandal
Narrow-Leaved Kandelia (Kandelia candel) is a tree belonging to the Rhizophoraceae family (Mangrove Family). It is typically found in tidal forests. It occurs across Indo-Malesia, Indo-China. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during February-August. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Botanical family
Rhizophoraceae
Mangrove Family
Kandal belongs to the Rhizophoraceae family.
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