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| Flora of |
Bombay |
| Botanical name |
Ceriops candolleana Arn. |
| Synonyms |
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| Family |
Rhizophoraceae |
| Plant Stage |
Reproductive |
| Place of collection |
Ghorbunder , Mangrove forests |
| Altitude (m) |
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| Date of Collection |
26-05-1937 |
| Accession No. |
3895 |
| Total Accessions |
1 |
| Shelf Placement Cup-Board No./ Pigeon hole No. |
8/a |
| Remarks: It is a small tree growing to 5-15 m in height, with many "buttresses" at the base. The leaves are obovate to elliptical, 5-10 cm long, 2-6 cm wide, rounded and notched at tip, acute at base, entire, thick, leathery, glabrous, without visible veins. The flowers are about 6 mm in length and are borne on short stalks . |
| Identified by |
R.L.Badhwar |
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