Quick Facts
common name :
Hin kadol/ Avari Kadol/vitlikanna
Scientific Name :
Aegicerus corniculatum
Kingdom :
Plantae}
Clade :
Tracheophytes Angiosperms Eudicots Asterids
Order :
Ericales
Family :
Primulaceae
Genus :
Aegiceras
Species :
A. corniculatum
Conservation Status :
6
Type of Mangrove :
True mangrove
Type of Roots :
Roots along the soil surface(Top roots) are exposed to air
General Characters
Evergreen shrub or small tree growing up to about 6 metres tallBark fissured with numerous lenticels. Roots running along the soil surface.
Other Characters
Much branched tree/ Trunk base much thick with growth of basal
Features of Flower
Inflorescence: Simple umbel in the shoot apex or on the axillary branches Petal: 5 white Calyx: 5-lobed,green Size: Diameter 0.4-0.5cm and length 0.5-0.6cm other: 5 stamens opposite to petal Colour: White
Features of Fruits
Fruit long (5-8cm) Surface: Smooth,cylindrical with pointed tip, usually curved hanging fruit. They resemble long beans, tiny bananas or horns and are Colour: Green to reddish in maturation/light green ripening to pink or purple
Leaf Arrangment
Leaves oval (4-8cm) thick, leathery dark green glossy above, paler below. The leaves are arranged alternately in spirals. No stipules. The leaves often encrusted with salt crystals.
Distribution
Found in lagoon fringing as well as riverine mangrove in most of the mangals
Range
widely distributed from Sri Lanka to South China through the Malay archipelago to Polynesia and northeastern Australia to New South Wales.
Type of Roots
Roots along the soil surface(Top roots) are exposed to air
IUCN Red List Status
