Dumbi / Spotted Mangrove
Rhizophora mucronata
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Goa & more
- Flowering
- April-October
How to identify Dumbi
Identify Dumbi 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: Tall arching stilt/prop roots, classic mangrove.
- Confirm leaf shape: Elliptic.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Kerala, Goa, Daman & Diu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Rhizophoraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Dumbi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rhizophora mucronata
- Genus
- Rhizophora
- Family
- Rhizophoraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Tidal forests
- Distribution
- Paleotropics
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Goa, Daman & Diu, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-October
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- EllipticrecordedWidest at the middle, tapering evenly at both ends.“The leaves are elliptical and usually about 12 centimetres (4.7 in) long and 6 centimetres (2.4 in) wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dumbi itself; the rest are typical of the Rhizophoraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded“Each has a hard cream-coloured calyx with four sepals and four white, hairy petals.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dumbi itself; the rest are typical of the Rhizophoraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- ভারা Bhara, গর্জন Garjan, খামু Khamu
- Tamil
- கண்டல் Kantal, பேய்க்கண்டல் Pey-K-Kantal
- Telugu
- అడవి పొన్న Adavi Ponna, కండ్ల Kandla, మంచి పొన్న Manci Ponna
- Kannada
- ಕಾಂದಲೆ Kandale, ನಿಜ ಕಂಡ್ಲಾ Nija Kaandla, ಓಳ್ಳೇ ಕಂಡ್ಲಾ Olle Kaandla
- Malayalam
- പനച്ചിക്കണ്ടൽ Panachikkandal, പീക്കണ്ടൽ Peekkandal, പ്രാന്തൻ കണ്ടൽ Praanthan Kandal
- Marathi
- डुंबी Dumbi, कामो Kamo, कांदळ Kandal, कांदळ
About Dumbi
A member of the Rhizophoraceae family, Spotted mangrove (Rhizophora mucronata) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Kerala, Goa and 5 other states. It grows in tidal forests. Flowering and fruiting run from April to October.
Uses
Locally it is grown for parts that are eaten, long used in traditional medicine and cut for timber and furniture. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Rhizophoraceae
Mangrove Family
Dumbi belongs to the Rhizophoraceae family.
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