About Narrow-Leaved Kandelia
Kandelia candel is a species of mangrove in the family Rhizophoraceae, found around the coasts of South Asia and Southeast Asia, from western India to Borneo. Populations further east, from Vietnam to Japan were formerly included in K. candel, but are now considered a separate species, K. obovata.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Kandelia candel
- Genus
- Kandelia
- Family
- RHIZOPHORACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Tidal forests Key identification features : A littoral tree
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia, Indo-China
- 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
Botanical family
Rhizophoraceae
Mangrove Family
Narrow-Leaved Kandelia belongs to the Rhizophoraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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