via Species <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > A <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/a> > *Avicennia marina* [image: Avicennia marina]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3602584121%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcCx5vxYDPikDqKSBMsP7CqLAtZ1g>
[image: Flowers of India]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FGrey%2520Mangrove.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf0qVLKyBhGKoTeFRVP9MmadaKeuA>[image: Discussions at efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Avicennia$20marina>[image: more views in flickr]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fsearch%2F%3Fs%3Drec%26w%3D91314344%2540N00%26q%3DAvicenniamarina%26m%3Dtags&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfwI0yMQ2i7VhtTfmysNs3rrsIx8A>[image: more views on Google Earth]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.flickr.com%2Fservices%2Ffeeds%2Fgeo%2FIndia%2F%26tags%3DAvicenniamarina%26format%3Dkml_nl&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzePLQhOFZCASDlaZybH5AHhxRPxcw> *commonly known as*: grey mangrove<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/grey-mangrove> , white mangrove<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/white-mangrove> • *Gujarati*: તવરિયાં tavariyan<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/tavariya> , તિવર tivar<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/tivar> • *Kannada*: ipati<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/ipati> •*Malayalam*: ഒറയി orayi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/orayi-orayi> • *Marathi*: तवीर tavir<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/tavira-tavir> , तिवर tivar<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/tivara-tivar> • *Tamil*: kanna<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/kanna> , venkandan<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/venkandan> • *Telugu*: తెల్ల మడ tella mada <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/tella-mada-tella-mada> *botanical names*: *Avicennia marina* (Forssk.) Vierh. ... *synonym*: *Sceura marina* Forssk. (basionym) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Member of Acanthaceae ... also placed in Avicenniaceae OR Verbenaceae Kannada- and Tamil- knowing friends may please take a look and validate the names ... also needing them in their native scripts Not sure if this mangrove plant grows in Orissa and Bengal. Regards. Dinesh
