Rhizophoraceae
Mangrove
Rhizophora mucronata
- Family
- Rhizophoraceae
- Genus
- Rhizophora
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Common names
By language (22)
- ace
- Bangka u
- Afrikaans
- Rooiwortelboom
- Arabic
- قندل مؤنف, حامل الجذور المؤنف, ريزوفورا ميكورنتا, ريزوفورة مؤنفة, قندل, مص
- arz
- قندل مؤنف
- Burmese
- ဗြူးခြေထောက်
- Cantonese
- 紅茄苳
- Chinese
- 紅茄苳, 红茄苳, 红茄冬, 茄藤
- English
- Mangrove, Asiatic mangrove
- Finnish
- Otapunamangrove
- French
- Paletuvier rouge
- Hindi
- खमो
- Indonesian
- Tinjang tongas
- Japanese
- ヤエヤマヒルギ, オオバヒルギ, シロバナヒルギ
- Malagasy
- Honko lahy, Konko, Mikoko, Tagna marotagna, Tangalahy, Tangamarotana, Tangandahy, Voandrano
- Malay
- Pokok Bakau Kurap
- Malayalam
- പ്രാന്തൻ കണ്ടൽ, Loop-root mangrove, Red mangrove, പീകണ്ടൽ, ഭ്രാന്തൻ കണ്ടൽ, റൈസോഫെറ മ്യൂക്രോനേറ്റ
- mnw
- ကင်တၞးဇၞော်၊ တၞံ
- Persian
- چندل
- Russian
- Ризофора остроконечная
- Thai
- โกงกางใบใหญ่
- Ukrainian
- Ризофора загострена
- Vietnamese
- Đưng, Đước nhọn, Đước xanh
Synonyms
- Mangium candelarium Rumphius
- Rhizophora candelaria Wight & Arn.
- Rhizophora latifolia Miq.
- Rhizophora longissima Blanco
- Rhizophora macrorhiza Griff.
- Rhizophora macrorrhiza Griff.
- Rhizophora mucronata f. reducta Hochr.
- Rhizophora mucronata var. alokii Ragavan
- Rhizophora mucronata var. typica A.Schimp.
- Rhizophora rugens Ehrenb. ex Schweinf.
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 236 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: renjus box, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: self, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: A.C.T. Alejandre, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: José Esquerre, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Rainer Breitling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Shagil Muzhappilangad, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Binish Roobas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Shagil Muzhappilangad, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.