Kandelia candel

Kandelia candel
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Rhizophoraceae
Genus: Kandelia
Species: K. candel
Binomial name
Kandelia candel
(L.) Druce
K. candel range (light green)
Synonyms [2]
  • Rhizophora candel L.
  • Kandelia rheedii Wight & Arn. (nom. illeg.)

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.[2]

References

  1. ↑ N. Duke, K. Kathiresan, S. G. Salmo III, E. S. Fernando, J. R. Peras, S. Sukardjo & T. Miyagi (2010). "Kandelia candel". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chiou-Rong Sheue, Ho-Yih Liu & Jean W. H. Yong (2003). "Kandelia obovata (Rhizophoraceae), a new mangrove species from Eastern Asia" (PDF). Taxon 52 (2): 287–294. JSTOR 3647398.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kandelia candel.