Quick Facts
common name :
Malkadol, Srikanda
Scientific Name :
Bruguiera gymnorrhiza
Kingdom :
Plantae}
Clade :
Tracheophytes Angiosperms Eudicots Rosids
Order :
Malpighiales
Family :
Rhizophoraceae
Genus :
Bruguiera
Species :
B. gymnorhiza
Conservation Status :
3
Type of Mangrove :
True mangrove
Type of Roots :
Knee roots and small buttresses.
General Characters
Tree, Height up to 20m.
Other Characters
Densely spreading branches, pedicels and flowers reddish colour. Distribution : found in most of the mangroves. Bark: Dark gray or almost black, rough, lenticeled.
Features of Flower
Inflorescence : Terminal, Petals:4, Yellow colour, Calyx: 5 lobed. Seed type: viviparous
Features of Fruits
Size: diameter 1.7-2.0cm, length 20-30cm Colour: dark green to purple tinted brown Surface: smooth, cylindrical
Leaf Arrangment
Simple, opposite, above dark green, lower surface yellowish green, smooth and thick, no black dots on the surface Blade: ovate Apex: acuminate Size: 10-15cm.
Distribution
Found in most of the mangrove around Sri Lanka
Range
naturally from India and Sri Lanka throughout South-East Asia to New Guinea and New Britain.
Type of Roots
Knee roots and small buttresses.
IUCN Red List Status
