Kandelia candel explained

Kandelia candel is a species of mangrove in the family Rhizophoraceae, found around the coasts of South Asia and Southeast Asia, from western India to Borneo. Populations further east, from Vietnam to Japan were formerly included in K. candel, but are now considered a separate species, K. obovata.^[1]

Description

Kandelia candel grows as a shrub or small tree up to 10m (30feet) tall. Its flaky bark is lenticellate and coloured greyish to reddish brown. The flowers are white. The ovoid fruits measure up to 250NaN0 long.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Chiou-Rong Sheue . Ho-Yih Liu . Jean W. H. Yong . amp . 2003 . Kandelia obovata (Rhizophoraceae), a new mangrove species from Eastern Asia . . 52 . 2 . 287–294 . 3647398 . 10.2307/3647398 . 8 May 2021.
2. Book: Madani . L. . Wong . K. M. . 1995 . Kandelia candel (L.) Druce . http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/backup/TFSSvol1_3.pdf . Soepadmo . E. . Wong . K. M. . Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak . 1 . 340, 341 . . 983-9592-34-3 . (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions) . 30 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927074942/http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/Resources/Publications/Books/Floras/Tree-Flora-of-Sabah-and-Sarawak.aspx . 27 September 2013 . dead . dmy-all .