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Rhizophoraceae

Ceriops tagal (Perr.) C.B.Rob.

Family
Rhizophoraceae
Genus
Ceriops

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Ceriops tagal: The small flowers of Ceriops tagal, on of the consituents of mangrove swamps. Here on Pemba bay in northern Mozambique.
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (10)
Bangla
মাঠ গরান
Burmese
ကဘိုင်ပင်
Cantonese
角果木
Chinese
細蕊紅樹, 角果木, 剪子树, 海枷子, 海淀子, 角果木叶, 角果木子油
Indonesian
Soga tingi
Japanese
コヒルギ
Malagasy
Honko vavy, Tangalahy, Tangambavy
Malay
Tengar
Malayalam
മഞ്ഞക്കണ്ടൽ
Thai
โปรงแดง

Synonyms

  • Bruguiera arnottiana Wight ex Arn.
  • Bruguiera timoriensis Wight & Arn.
  • Ceriops boviniana Tul.
  • Ceriops candolleana Arn.
  • Ceriops candolleana var. sasakii Hayata
  • Ceriops candolleana var. spathulata Blume
  • Ceriops forsteniana Blume
  • Ceriops globulifera Boreau ex Tul.
  • Ceriops lucida Miq.
  • Ceriops lucida var. latifolia Miq.
  • Ceriops lucida var. subspathulata Miq.
  • Ceriops mossambicensis Klotzsch
  • Ceriops pauciflora Benth.
  • Ceriops somalensis Chiov.
  • Ceriops timoriensis Domin
  • Ceriops timoriensis (DC.) C.A.Gardner
  • Rhizophora tagal Perr.
  • Rhizophora timoriensis DC.

Characteristics

In the US and Canada
Pacific Basin: native

Photos

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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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.