About White-Flowered Black Mangrove
Lumnitzera racemosa, commonly known as the white-flowered black mangrove, is a species of mangrove in the family Combretaceae. It is found on the eastern coast of Africa and other places in the western Indo-Pacific region. It has one accepted variety from the noniminate species which is Lumnitzera racemosa var. lutea (Gaudich.) Exell.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lumnitzera racemosa
- Genus
- Lumnitzera
- Family
- COMBRETACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Mangrove swamps Key identification features : A mangrove and littoral tree
- Distribution
- Paleotropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Bengali
- কিরপা kirpa, কিরপা, কৃপাল
- Tamil
- தீப்பரத்தை tipparathai
- Kannada
- ತಂಡಾರ thandaara
- Malayalam
- കടക്കണ്ടൽ kadakkandal, കടകണ്ടൽ
- Marathi
- किर्पा kirpa, किर्पा
Botanical family
Combretaceae
Indian almond family
White-Flowered Black Mangrove belongs to the Combretaceae family.
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