Dear All, A bit more information regarding Rhizophora mucronata. This is one of the Mangrove species and so found in marshy areas. mucronata is due to the 'mucronate apex' i.e. spiny tip forming at apex of leaf emerging out actually from lower side of leaf. There are two good articles found for R. mucronata. Pls have look at it http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/rhizophora_mucronata.html#Folk%20Medicine
http://www.mangrovesforthefuture.org/Assets/documents/Ranong-symposium/Paper%20Presentations/Floral%20Biology%20and%20Pollination%20Ecology%20of%20Rhizophora%20mucronata-Pandey,C.pdf Rgds Ninad Raut JRF, WII On Apr 15, 8:28 pm, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > This tree is *Rhizophora mucronata* Poir. > Tamil Name: Khandal > > > > On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 6:51 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Swagat ji, > > I also think this plant is *Rhizophora mucronata* from the Family > > Rhizophoracea > > . > > Regards > > Tanay > > > On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 12:08 PM, Prashant awale <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> Dear Swagat ji, > >> This looks like *Rhizophora mucronata.* > >> *Family: * *Rhizophoracea .* > > >> regards > >> Prashant > > >> On 4/15/10, Swagat <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> Dear all, > > >>> Request for ID.... > > >>> Date/Time- *05th April 2010, 08.20 a.m.* > > >>> Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- *Vellas, Tahasil- Mandangad, Dist. > >>> Ratnagiri, Maharashtra वेळास, ता.- मंडणगड, जि.- रत्नागिरी, महाराष्ट्र* > >>> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- *Close to Sea shore* > > >>> Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- *Tree* > > >>> Height/Length- > > >>> Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- > > >>> Inflorescence Type/ Size- > > >>> Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- > > >>> Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- > > >>> Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- > > >>> Regards, > > >>> ~Swagat > >>> 9223217568 / 9422317979 > > >>> -- > >>> 'I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I > >>> can do something; I will not refuse to do the something I can do.' - Helen > >>> Keller > > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >>> "efloraofindia" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > >>> . > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "efloraofindia" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > >> . > >> For more options, visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > > -- > > Tanay Bose > > +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) > > 9830439691(Mobile) > > 9674221362 (Mobile) > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "efloraofindia" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Junior Research Fellow > Care Earth Trust > Chennai - 61www.careearthtrust.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
