Quick Facts
common name :
Manda, Manda gas, Kannamaram, Venkandal, Grey mangrove or White mangrove
Scientific Name :
Avicennia marina
Kingdom :
Plantae}
Clade :
Tracheophytes Angiosperms Eudicots Asterids
Order :
Lamiales
Family :
Acanthaceae
Genus :
Avicennia
Species :
A. marina
Conservation Status :
3
Type of Mangrove :
True mangrove
Type of Roots :
pencil like pneumatophores
General Characters
Lower growing,large tree,Shrub,Height upto 10m
Other Characters
Tree well branched. smooth yellowish brown bark made up of thin, stiff, brittle flakes. Distribution : tolerate wide range of salinity. Found in lagoon fringing mangals all around SL.
Features of Flower
Inflorescence : Terminal, Petals: 4, Colour : Yellow Seed type: Crypto viviparous
Features of Fruits
Size: 12-15mm long Colour: grey Surface: finely hairy
Leaf Arrangment
Simple, opposite decussate, Above – dark green. Beneath : whitish yellow. Blade: obovate Apex: acute Size: 3-6cm long (posses salt glands)
Distribution
Could tolerante wide range of salinity.Mainly found in lagoon fringing mangals all around Sri Lanka
Range
Coasts of the Indian Ocean from Africa through Arabia, Asia to Australia and New Zealand.
Type of Roots
pencil like pneumatophores
IUCN Red List Status
