Description:
Rhizophoraceae (Burma mangrove family) »
Kandelia candel (L.) Druce kan-duh-LEE-uh -- from Malabar name of the plant, kantal (ക്കണ്ടല്) KAN-del -- from Malabar name of the plant, kantal (ക്കണ്ടല്) commonly known as: dichotomous cymed mangrove, narrow-leaved kandelia • Bengali: guria • Kannada: ¿ ಕಾಂದಳೆ ? kandale • Malayalam: ക്കണ്ടല് kantal, ചെറുക്കണ്ടല് cheru-kantal • Marathi: कांदळ kandal • Oriya: ରସୁଣିଆ rasunia • Tamil: கண்டல் kantal, பூக்கண்டல் pu-k-kantal, துவர்க்கண்டல் tuvar-k-kantal • Telugu: kandigala, thuvar-kandan Native to coasts of: India, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, e China, Japan, Malesia References:
Flowers of India •
World Agroforestry Centre •
ENVIS - FRLHT •
DDSA. Date: 6 March 2011, 13:41. Source:
kandigala (in Telugu). Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location
17° 34′ 46.52″ N, 73° 24′ 41.28″ E View all coordinates using:
OpenStreetMap 17.579588; 73.411466.