Quick Facts
common name :
Beriya,Tipparuthin, Black Mangrove
Scientific Name :
Lumnitzera racemosa
Kingdom :
Plantae}
Clade :
Tracheophytes Angiosperms Eudicots Rosids
Order :
Myrtales
Family :
Combretaceae
Genus :
Lumnitzera
Species :
L. racemosa
Conservation Status :
6
Type of Mangrove :
True mangrove
Type of Roots :
Pneumatophores occasionally developed as looping lateral roots
General Characters
evergreen shrub or small tree growing up to 8 metres tall. The bole can be up to 30cm in diameter.Much branched tree
Other Characters
preferring sandy or hard mud areas.
Features of Flower
Flowers are up to 1 cm length, exhibiting 5 small white petals. Fruit is fleshy and flattened while on the tree, but fibrous after floating in water
Features of Fruits
The fruits are buoyant, single-seeded green capsules which look similar to those of the native white mangrove
Leaf Arrangment
Small up to 4cm length, 2cm width. The shape is obovate (broadest above the middle of the leaf), the apex is rounded or emarginated (the indent in the tip of the leaf). Petiole is often absent (leaves are thus often sessile). An obvious characteristic is the serrated edge of the leaf.
Distribution
Occur in most of the mangals in Sri Lanka
Range
Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, northern Australia, and on various western Pacific islands (Shu, 2007). Lumnitzera littorea is distributed in tropical Asia and Australia.
Type of Roots
Pneumatophores occasionally developed as looping lateral roots
IUCN Red List Status
