Typical of the Combretaceae family
Lumnitzera racemosa
Kadakkandal / White-Flowered Black Mangrove കടക്കണ്ടൽ
Malayalam name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Kadakkandal in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Bengali | কিরপা · কৃপাল | kirpa |
| Tamil | தீப்பரத்தை | tipparathai |
| Kannada | ತಂಡಾರ | thandaara |
| Malayalam | കടക്കണ്ടൽ · കടകണ്ടൽ | kadakkandal |
| Marathi | किर्पा | kirpa |
See the original recorded names
- Bengali
- কিরপা kirpa, কিরপা, কৃপাল
- Tamil
- தீப்பரத்தை tipparathai
- Kannada
- ತಂಡಾರ thandaara
- Malayalam
- കടക്കണ്ടൽ kadakkandal, കടകണ്ടൽ
- Marathi
- किर्पा kirpa, किर्पा
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Andaman Is., India, Nicobar Is. Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: SE. Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal, W. Indian Ocean, Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to SW. Pacific, Australia.
- Recorded habitat
- Mangrove swamps
- Explore nearby plants
- Kerala →Maharashtra →Tamil Nadu →
Occurrence records show where a plant has been recorded; they do not establish that it is native there. Compare local habitat and growing conditions when choosing plants for a garden.
How to identify Kadakkandal
Identify Kadakkandal 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: Fleshy succulent leaves; grows in mangroves.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Combretaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kadakkandal.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lumnitzera racemosa
- Genus
- Lumnitzera
- Family
- Combretaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Mangrove swamps
- Distribution
- Paleotropics
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
Typical of the Combretaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Spike
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kadakkandal itself; the rest are typical of the Combretaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Kadakkandal
White-Flowered Black Mangrove (Lumnitzera racemosa) is a tree in the Combretaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and 2 other states. It grows in mangrove swamps. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Uses
In practice it is cut for timber and furniture, a source of dye or tannin and burnt as firewood or charcoal.
Combretaceae
Indian almond family
Kadakkandal belongs to the Combretaceae family.
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