Rhizophoraceae
Oriental mangrove
Bruguiera gymnorhiza
- Family
- Rhizophoraceae
- Genus
- Bruguiera
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Common names
By language (15)
- Afrikaans
- Swartwortelboom
- Bangla
- কাঁকড়া গাছ, লাল কাঁকড়া
- Cantonese
- 木欖
- Chinese
- 木榄, 木欖, 紅茄苳, 紅茄冬, 红树叶, 红树果, 红树皮
- English
- Oriental mangrove, Kankra
- Indonesian
- Putut, Kandeka, Kendeka, Tumu
- Japanese
- オヒルギ, アカバナヒルギ
- Latvian
- Kailsakņu bruguiera
- Malagasy
- Andrangy, Anjangy, Honkolahy, Saradrano, Siho, Tangampoly, Tsitolona
- Malay
- Pokok Tumu Merah
- Malayalam
- സുന്ദരിക്കണ്ടൽ
- Russian
- Бругиера голокорневая
- Thai
- พังกาหัวสุมดอกแดง
- Tongan
- Tongo
- Vietnamese
- Vẹt dù
Synonyms
- Bruguiera capensis Blume
- Bruguiera conjugata (L.) Merr.
- Bruguiera conjugata f. alba Stone
- Bruguiera gymnorhiza f. alba (Stone) Fosberg
- Bruguiera gymnorhiza var. nana Hatus.
- Bruguiera gymnorhiza var. palun Blume
- Bruguiera rhedii Tul.
- Bruguiera rheedei Blume
- Bruguiera rumphii Blume
- Bruguiera wightii Blume
- Bruguiera zippelii Blume
- Bruguiera zippelii var. oblongifolia Blume
- Rhizophora conjugata L.
- Rhizophora gymnorhiza L.
- Rhizophora palun DC.
- Rhizophora rheedei Steud.
- Rhizophora tinctoria Blanco
Flowers
- In flower
- February to November (from 247 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Stephen Matthews, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ulf Mehlig, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Scott W. Gavins, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: self, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Juan Manuel Luque, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Rolf Lawrenz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: self, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: fsabatini, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: C T Johansson, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Robert Wild, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.