It is Sonneratia alba, as in Sonneratia apetala only four sepals are seen.
On Dec 29, 12:18 am, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think Sonneratia apetala > tanay > > On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 10:38 AM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Yes does look like Sonneratia but alba may be. > > Thanks for sharing. > > Pankaj > > > On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 8:43 PM, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > Nice catch Prashant. You seem to have enjoyed two great trips in short > > > span.Waiting to see many more Andaman species. > > > It looks close to Sonneratia alba but not aware about the differences > > > between other species. > > > Dr Phadke > > > > On 28 December 2010 20:35, Prashant awale <pkaw...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Dear Friends, > > >> Came across this Mangrove plant at Havelock Island (Andaman & Nicobar). > > > >> Date/Time: 20-12-2010 / 06:30AM > > >> Location: Havelock, Andaman & Nicobar > > >> Habitat: Wild > > >> Plant Habit: Tree (6 to 7 m) > > > >> regards > > >> Prashant > > > -- > > *********************************************** > > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > > Research Associate > > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > > Department of Habitat Ecology > > Wildlife Institute of India > > Post Box # 18 > > Dehradun - 248001, India > > -- > *Tanay Bose* > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > Department of Botany. > University of British Columbia . > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > ta...@interchange.ubc.ca