Quick Facts
common name :
Malkadol
Scientific Name :
Bruguiera sexangula
Kingdom :
Plantae}
Clade :
Tracheophytes Angiosperms Eudicots Rosids
Order :
Malpighiales
Family :
Rhizophoraceae
Genus :
Bruguiera
Species :
B. sexangula
Conservation Status :
3
Type of Mangrove :
True mangrove
Type of Roots :
Knee roots and small buttresses present.
General Characters
Tree, height up to 33m.
Other Characters
Much branched, spreading or diffused, petioles, midribs, pedicels and flowers yellow. Distribution : occur in most of the mangals. Bark: Dark gray, rough.
Features of Flower
Inflorescence : Petals: Yellowish brown, densely fringed with hairs, Calyx: 10-12 lobed, yellow, mature calyx tube distinctly ribbed, each petal lobe with 0-2 apical bristles not exceeding the lobe apices. Size: 2cm long Seed type: viviparous.
Features of Fruits
Size: diameter 1.5-2.0cm, length 10cm Colour: dark green Surface: glabrous to slight rough, slightly ridged Capsule or berry with yellowish persistent calyx.
Leaf Arrangment
Simple, opposite decussate Blade: elliptic-oblong Apex: acute Size: 8-10cm long
Distribution
Occur in most of the mangals
Range
naturally from India and Sri Lanka throughout South-East Asia to New Guinea and New Britain.
Type of Roots
Knee roots and small buttresses present.
IUCN Red List Status
